Deforestation and Soil Erosion in China 🇨🇳 🌳

Which of the following isn't a cause of deforestation?

• Military training

• Urban sprawl

• Industrialisation

• Agriculture

Which of the following isn't a environmental problem caused by deforestation?

• Ocean pollution

• Soil erosion

• Desertification

• Habit destruction

True or false? China is only causing deforestation on a national scale?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Impact is felt globally too as China’s demand for wood is driving deforestation in other countries Eg the Amazon basin

True or false? China is the 3rd largest paper consuming country in the world?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

China is the largest paper consuming country. Used over a 100 million metric tonnes of paper in 2018.

What percentage of China’s territory is estimated to suffer from soil erosion?

• 40%

• 35%

• 25%

• 15%

How has deforestation contributed to desertification?

• Caused a 15% loss of rainfall during dry seasons

• Caused a 10% loss of rainfall during dry seasons

• Damaged moisture levels in soils

• Improved moisture levels in soils

How much of Tibet’s forest cover was felled between 1950 and 1985?

• 46%

• 35%

• 18%

• 23%

How much forest is removed by illegal slash and burn activity?

• 5000km sq per year

• 4000km sq per year

• 2500km sq per year

• 3500km sq per year

According to China’s environment ministry how much deforested timber is used for chopsticks?

• 1.3 million cubic meters per year

• 1.2 million cubic meters per year

• 1.1 million cubic meters per year

• 1 million cubic meters per year

Which river transports 1.6 billion tonnes of eroded ochre coloured topsoil?

• The Yellow River

• The Yangtze River

• The Mekong River

• The Na Jiang River