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Tropical rainforest - Borneo

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the vegetation in tropical rainforests?

a)

A.The vegetation is densely distributed.

b)

B. Abundant plant species can be found.

c)

C.All trees are tall

d)

D.The number of plants is large.

2.

Which of the following is the world’s largest tropical rainforest region?

a)

A. Southeast Asia

b)

B. The Congo Basin

c)

C. East Asia

d)

D. The Amazon Basin

3.

Which of the following is the function of drip-tip leaves?

a)

A. To compete for sunlight

b)

B. To stand against strong winds

c)

C. To shed rainwater quickly

d)

D. To reduce water loss from transpiration

4.

Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of the plant shown in the photo below?

a)

A. It has developed buttress roots to support itself.

b)

B. It is a type of climbers.

c)

C. It can carry out photosynthesis by itself.

d)

D. It winds up a tree for more sunlight.

5.

Rainforest is regarded as the "____ of the Earth".

a)

A. Head

b)

B. Heart

c)

C. Eyes

d)

D. Lungs

6.

Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of the leaves in tropical rainforest?

a)

A. waxy surface

b)

B. drip tip

c)

C. dark green

d)

D. needle-leaved

7.

What type of plant in the above photo belongs to?

a)

A. Epiphytes

b)

B. Parasites

c)

C. Stranglers

d)

D. Flowers

8.

Actions that meet the needs of the present without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs

a)

Future Proofing

b)

Sustainability

c)

Infrastructure

d)

Afforestation

9.

The removal of topsoil faster than it can be replaced, due to natural wind and water action, animals or human activity

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Soil Erosion

d)

Soil Weathering

10.

Nature tourism usually involving small groups of people with minimal impact on the environment

a)

Ecotourism

b)

Economic Tourism

c)

Social Tourism

d)

Environmental Tourism

11.

Sustainable forestry management where only carefully selected trees are cut down

a)

Sustainability

b)

Selective Logging

c)

Logging

d)

Selective Sustainability

12.

Leaching - process which is the loss of water soluble nutrients in the soil.


This statement...

a)

explains the climate

b)

describes the climate

c)

explains why soils in the TR is nutrient deficient

d)

describes the spatial distribution

13.

The climate of the rainforest is hot (high 20s) all year round due to the intense solar insolation received in the equatorial regions.


This statement...

a)

explains the climate

b)

describes the climate

c)

is a characteristic of the vegetation

d)

is a characteristic of the soil

14.

The tropical rainforest is located...

a)

30 degrees north and south of the equator

b)

between 0 and 10 degrees west and east of the Equator

c)

between 0 and 10 degrees north and south of the Equator

d)

In the polar regions

15.

The soil of the rainforest can be described as

a)

abundant

b)

nutrient-poor

c)

permafrost

d)

leaching

16.

What type of rainfall is most common in the tropical rainforest?

a)

convectional

b)

frontal

c)

relief

d)

steady

17.
What percentage of the Earth's surface was covered by rainforests in 1950?
a)
15%
b)
45%
c)
5%
d)
25%
18.
What percentage of the Earth surface is covered by rainforests today?
a)
4%
b)
6%
c)
10%
d)
2%
19.
How many square meters of the rainforests are destroyed in one year?
a)
13,000
b)
30,000
c)
300,000
d)
130,000
20.
What is the main cause of the destruction of the rainforests.
a)
people cut down the trees.
b)
Forest fires
c)
drought
d)
flooding
21.
How does the destruction of the rainforests affect the environment in the rest of the world?
a)
There is less global warming.
b)
It produces more wood for building.
c)
There is not enough land for farming.
d)
There is less oxygen to breath.
22.
Every ten sceconds how many acers of rainforest is destroyed?
a)
25
b)
10
c)
15
d)
5
23.
How many species are there of animals, plants, and insects known to mankind that live in the rainforest?
a)
10,000,000
b)
Less than half
c)
More than half
d)
one fourth
24.
Most of the nutrients in the rainforest ecosystem are in the
a)
organisms
b)
topsoil
c)
air
d)
groundwater
25.

Borneo will have lost 1/3 of its forest cover by 2020.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Palm Oil land clearance is key factor leading to which of these species becoming 'endangered' or 'critically endangered' list. Tick all relevant.

a)

Sumatran Rhino

b)

Orangutan

c)

Pigmy elephant

d)

Sumatran Tiger

e)

Sumatran Elephant

27.

The Bornean rainforest is a hugely important global life support system in terms of the nutrient cycle, water cycle, oxygen cycle and carbon cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Identify the correct 'goods' of the tropical rainforest:

a)

soft wood, wheat and barley,

b)

palm oil, rubber palm, cash crops, minerals.

c)

electronics, fast food, fast cars, fast fashion, plastic tut.

d)

herbs, spices, orchids, seeds, nuts, lianas, rattans, vines, rubber, resin, wild boar/macaques, gene pool and tropical hardwood.

29.

Approx. how many ethno-linguistic groups reside in Borneo?

a)

20

b)

50

c)

100

d)

Over 200

30.

What are the main tribal groups in Sarawak, Borneo?

a)

Penan, !ban and Dayak

b)

Amazon, Awa and Yamomami

c)

Masi Mari, Zulu or Berber