Living World (part 2)

Question 1

How much land in Malaysia is covered in rainforest?

Answer 1

62%

Question 2

What is the capital of Malaysia?

Answer 2

Kuala Lumpur

Question 3

Where is Malaysia?

Answer 3

South East Asia. South of the South China Sea. Borders Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.

Question 4

What are the 7 causes of deforestation?

Answer 4

Road building
Energy development
Logging
Mineral extraction
Subsistence farming
Commercial farming
Population pressure

Question 5

Why are roads built?

Answer 5

To provide access to mining areas, new settlements and energy projects

Question 6

Where is the Bakun dam?

Answer 6

Sarawak

Question 7

How tall is the Bakun dam?

Answer 7

205m

Question 8

How much land did the dam flood?

Answer 8

700km2 forest and farmland

Question 9

When was Malaysia the largest exporter of tropical wood?

Answer 9

1980

Question 10

What is Malaysia the largest exporter of?

Answer 10

Palm oil

Question 11

What are advantages and disadvantages of slash and burn?

Answer 11

Produces valuable nutrients
Helps plants grow
Fires can grow out of control

Question 12

What impact can deforestation have on the soil?

Answer 12

No trees to hold soil together so soil is washed away during heavy periods of rain. No leaf fall means fertility is lost. River life is harmed as silt is washed into rivers.

Question 13

What are some economic benefits of deforestation?

Answer 13

Leads to jobs
Minerals are valuable
Hydroelectric power
Raw products can be made
Improved transport infrastructure
Companies pay taxes

Question 14

What are some economic costs of deforestation?

Answer 14

Fewer tourists
Adjust to warmer world
Devastate farms
Medical plants could go extinct

Question 15

How much of the world’s freshwater comes from the Amazon Basin?

Answer 15

20%

Question 16

What percent of all medicines come from the tropical rainforest?

Answer 16

25%

Question 17

What percent of plants have been tested in tropical rainforests?

Answer 17

Less than 1%

Question 18

What percent of the world’s plant and animals is it home to?

Answer 18

50%

Question 19

What is sustainability?

Answer 19

Meeting the needs of the present without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Question 20

What is clear felling?

Answer 20

All trees are chopped down in an area

Question 21

What is selective logging?

Answer 21

Only some trees are felled.

Question 22

What are the 2 main aims of ecotourism?

Answer 22

Minimise the damage to environment
Help local people

Question 23

What are the benefits of ecotourism for local people?

Answer 23

Jobs, source of income (rather than getting jobs in logging)

Question 24

What are the advantages of ecotourism for the environment?

Answer 24

Raises awareness
Minimal environmental impact
Brings in money for rainforest conservation

Question 25

What is a conservation swap (debt reduction)?

Answer 25

Debt paid off in exchange for guaranteed conservation.
Logging/mining used to pay off debt, exchange helps stop this.

Question 26

Why are international agreements important?

Answer 26

Aim to reduce illegal logging
Promote sustainable management

Question 27

What are the 6 methods of sustainable rainforest management?

Answer 27

Selectively logging and replanting
Ecotourism
Debt reduction
Replanting
International agreements
Conservation and education