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WorksheetsDEFORESTATION
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Forest cover approx what % of the Earth's total land cover?
10%
20%
30%
40%
There is an estimated ______ million hectares loss of forest
1.3
3.3
5.3
7.3
What is the biggest driver of deforesation?
logging
wildfires
fuelwood
agriculture
Since 1750, deforestation is responsible for______ of emissions
1/3
1/2
1/4
1/8
80% of the world's deforestation has occured since which decade?
20s
40s
60s
80s
If all the trees in the tropics were cut down, global temps would increase by as much as _____ degrees
0.7
1.7
2.7
3.7
In PNG, what % of the original forest cover still stands, covering 100,000 square miles?
25%
75%
50%
100%
Why is deforestation such a significant issue in PNG?
1/3 of all species are endemic to the island and are threatened
over 1/2 of the plants and animals have yet to be described by science
between 5-7% of the known species in the world live in PNG
all of the above
Which of the statements is true regarding PNG's economic status:
LIC with a GDP of $21.09 billion USD (2017)
HIC with a GDP of $21.09 billion USD (2017)
LIC with a GDP of $1200 billion USD (2017)
MIC with a GDP of $256 billion USD (2017)
The GDP per capita in PNG is:
US $1000
US $2500
US $ 25,000
US $10,000
What % of the population live in poor rural areas and rely on agriculture as their main income?
100%
80%
60%
10%
What are the main factors driving deforestation in PNG?
demand for cheap timber in Asian Markets
the fact most logging companies in the country are foreign
global demand for palm oil
all of the above
Deforestation has created negative impacts on social conditions such as:
loss of tribal languages (30% endangered), loss of land (12% given away to foreign companies)
loss of forests with 5-7% of world species, animal habitat threatened
money generated in country not staying in PNG as foreign owned
What is a positive economic impact of deforestation in PNG?
palm oil companies provide health cover for 30,000+ employees
over US $180,000 spent by palm oil company on improving infrastructure, education
jobs (2x minimum wage) for 160,000 rural communities
all of the above
The name of the local response in PNG is
Walkabout sawmill, in Lake Murray
Walkabout Sawmill, in Lake Louise
Walkaround sawmill, Lake Louise
stationary sawmill, Lake Murray
Why could the Sawmill response be considered effective?
reduced illegal logging, gives locals ownership, 4-10x greater royalties for local than working for large scale logging companies
has not reduced illegal logging, is top down in manner
causes fights among locals, little profit made
difficult to repair and maintain
The national scale response in PNG is called
UNCCD
tourism
National Forest Inventory
world glacier montoring service
Why would the NFI be considered effective? Tick all that apply
over 1000 sites are monitoring across the country.
has potential to generate policy changes to protect forests for 40 years onwards
works alongside an agreement made at COP21 in 2015 to reduced deforestation
can cost a lot of money
Global Forest Watch launched in which year?
2014
2015
2016
2017
Crowd sourcing of data in GFW has allowed for easier monitoring of deforestation and makes countries more accountable
TRUE
FALSE
