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Orangutans at Risk TFK

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the article's main idea?

a)

Orangutans live in SE Asia.

b)

Deforestation threatens orangutans.

c)

Carbon dioxide is harmful.

d)

Palm oil should not be harvested.

2.

Deforestation means:

a)

the protection of endangered species.

b)

the removal of pollution.

c)

the planting of new trees.

d)

the clearing away of forests.

3.

Forestry experts would most likely agree that:

a)

forests should be protected.

b)

deforestation doesn't affect animals.

c)

economic issues are more important than environmental issues.

d)

the palm oil industry has helped forests.

4.

How many orangutans exist today in the wild?

a)

exactly 6000.

b)

fewer than 60,000

c)

more than 500,000

5.

Sumatra is an island in

a)

Malaysia

b)

Brunei

c)

India

d)

Indonesia

6.

How does deforestation affect the jungles of SE Asia?

a)

Animals lose their homes.

b)

Carbon dioxide gases stay in the air and speed up climate change.

c)

Deforestation creates jobs.

d)

All of the above

7.

Borneo's rain forest is "biologically diverse." In other words:

a)

only orangutans live there

b)

it is threatened by deforestation

c)

many species of plants and animals live there

d)

trees are harvested there

8.

Which ocean borders Borneo to the east?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

9.

What continent is discussed in the article?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

China

d)

Australia

10.

Deforestation has claimed nearly___ of orangutans' homes.

a)

0%

b)

40%

c)

80%

d)

100%