weather - borneo

Question 1

why is deforestation happening in borneo?

Answer 1

80% of palm oil comes form there

• largest exporter of palm oil
• boost economy in Asia
• road building
• logging
• mining

Question 2

how much has the orangutang population declined?

Answer 2

50% in the last 20 years

Question 3

how much of the rainforest in borneo is left?

Answer 3

45%

Question 4

what are the impacts of deforestation?

Answer 4

monoculture forests 
loss of habitats and food source for animals
reduction in biodiversity 
reduction in trees = more flooding 
more forest fires 
haze, from burning palm plantations

Question 5

why are there more forest fires/

Answer 5

loss of trees and also the burning of palm trees at a mass scale

Question 6

why is there more flooding?

Answer 6

loss of trees absorbing water, one type of tree etc

Question 7

what are the layers of the rainforest?

Answer 7

emergent
canopy
under canopy
forest floor

Question 8

what are adaptations to plants in the rainforest?

Answer 8

• leaves have a drip tip to cope with high rainfall

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Question 9

why is the climate benefiting plants?

Answer 9

hot temperatures all year creates evergreen plants
humid and wet environment lets plants thrive
high biodiversity
leaves absorb light through the big leaves (forest floor plants)
drip tip leaves

Question 10

why is there a tropical rainforest climate?

Answer 10

Hadley cells
convectional rain 
sits above the equator 
sun rays hit the equator directly 
high intensity sunrays 
lots of condensation = humidity

Question 11

how does the Hadley cell work?

Answer 11

intense sun causes the air to rise which creates a low-pressure zone
as it rises to cools and forms thick storm clouds and then
- air separates and moves both north and south
- the air then cools and sinks to the ground
- forms a high pressure zone
- it sinks and becomes warmer and drier creating desert climate
- completed cycle and flows back toward the equator as trade winds

Question 12

what is conventional rainfall, how does it work?

Answer 12

rain pattern

• convectional rainfall usually occurs during the summer when the sun heats the land
• creates rising pocket of warm air (convection currents)
• warm air rises and starts to cool and condenses to form clouds
• clouds produce heavy rainfall and thunderstorms

Question 13

what are factors affecting climate

Answer 13

• latitude
• altitude
• relief
• prevailing winds
• ocean currents
• distance from the sea