Smog in Indonesia Flashcards 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: StevenFoxCreated on: 30-03-16 16:30 When did the smog occur? Late 1997 - 1998 1 of 26 In which region in Indonesia did it begin? Kalimantan region 2 of 26 How many Km2 were affected? 3 million Km2 - Large than Western Europe 3 of 26 How many people were affected? Roughly 70 million people 4 of 26 What was the operative cause of the smog? Slash & burn techniques for land clearance and timber production 5 of 26 What physical phenomenon made the situation worse and why? El Nino - Dried up the forests + no rain to put out the fires 6 of 26 What was the visibility like in some areas? Less than 1 metre 7 of 26 How many people were killed in an airliner that crashed as a result of poor visibility? 234 people 8 of 26 How many cigarettes was the smog exposure equivalent to? 80 cigarettes a day! 9 of 26 How many people were treated for smog-related illnesses? 60,000 people 10 of 26 How much was lost i overall losses? $10 billion 11 of 26 How much did coffee production fall? 40% 12 of 26 How much did Palm Oil production fall? 30% 13 of 26 How much did the length of the day decrease by due to the smog? 2.4 hours - or 20% of the day 14 of 26 How many million hectares of forest burned down? 4.5 million hectares 15 of 26 Out of this, how many acres of forest that burn down was PROTECTED forest? 150,000 acres 16 of 26 How many national parks were affected? 19 National Parks 17 of 26 How long is it estimated that the peat will continue to burn for, and what effect does this have? Up to 20 years. Therefore, seeds cant germinate 18 of 26 How many species of the Arophola Butterfly have been rediscovered, from an original population of 180 species Only 4 species have been rediscovered 19 of 26 From which strait were ships re-routed to avoid? the Strait of Malacca 20 of 26 What help did the US provide? Water bombed and cloud seeded 21 of 26 What aid did Australia & Malaysia provide? Firefighters to help combat the fires 22 of 26 What did the Indonesian government do to the licenses of companies responsable? Revoked them 23 of 26 Which country declared a 'State of Emergency'? Malaysia 24 of 26 To avoid another crisis, what has Indonesia done to avoid slash & burn tactics? Adopted other forms of industry, mainly Palm Oil 25 of 26 Which international organisation adopted a zero-burning strategy policy to solve the problem? ASEAN 26 of 26
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