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Lore Lindu: Test Your Knowledge!

The Conservancy's work with schools around Lore Lindu National Park in Indonesia is helping to train a new generation of conservationists.  How would you fare in a Lore Lindu classroom? Make sure your digital no. 2 pencils are sharpened and find out by taking our translated quiz.

1. Which of the following is used to manufacture ropes?

   Tree bark

   Tree bark | Incorrect

   Resin

   Resin | Incorrect

   Fern roots

   Fern roots | Incorrect

   Rattan

   Rattan | Correct

   Rattan from Indonesia is also commonly used in furniture.

2. Inappropriate forest logging can lead to ______.

   Fertile land

   Fertile land | Incorrect

   Clean water

   Clean water | Incorrect

   Flooding

   Flooding | Correct

   Without forest cover to absorb runoff, excess water can flow into streams, raising water levels and occasionally leading to flooding.

   Happier orangutans

   Happier orangutans | Incorrect

3. What's the primary use of water taken from Lore Lindu National Park?

   Crop irrigation

   Crop irrigation | Correct

   One focus of the curriculum is how Lore Lindu's resources directly help local communities.

   Textile production

   Textile production | Incorrect

   Slip 'n Slides

   Slip 'n Slides | Incorrect

   Bathing

   Bathing | Incorrect

4. Which type of bird can be found living in the crevices of Lore Lindu's trees?

   The maleo

   The maleo | Incorrect

   Hornbills

   Hornbills | Correct

   Lore Lindu is one of the only places on Earth that the red-knobbed hornbill calls home.

   | Correct

   Parrots

   Cockatoos

   Cockatoos | Incorrect

5. Speaking of the maleo, where does it nest?

   Tree branches

   Tree branches | Incorrect

   Grass

   Grass | Incorrect

   Houses

   Houses | Incorrect

   Sand

   Sand | Correct

   The endangered maleo nests in sands warm enough to automatically incubate eggs. Newly hatched chicks are completely independent and must dig to the surface on their own.

6. Which of the following animals is a pest to people?

   Wild boars

   Wild boars | Correct

   Wild boars can cause major damage to fields.

   Cuscus

   Cuscus | Incorrect

   Hornbills

   Hornbills | Incorrect

   The maleo

   The maleo | Incorrect

7. Which Sulawesi districts contain Lore Lindu National Park?

   Poso and Sigi

   Poso and Sigi | Correct

   We admit it: this is a very tough question to answer if you haven't visited Lore Lindu.

   Palu and Donggala

   Palu and Donggala | Incorrect

   Morowali and Banggai

   Morowali and Banggai | Incorrect

   Toli-Toli and Buol

   Toli-Toli and Buol | Incorrect

8. One major threat to Lore Lindu's forests is ______.

   Shifting cultivation

   Shifting cultivation | Correct

   Referring to the practice of temporarily farming plots of land before abandoning them, shifting cultivation can have disastrous effects on forests.

   Firewood collection

   Firewood collection | Incorrect

   The harvesting of wild honey

   The harvesting of wild honey | Incorrect

   Tourism

   Tourism | Incorrect