Rubber
Rubber is a native crop to what part of the world?
Amazon Rainforest
What products have palm oil in it?
Cooking oil, ice cream, margarine, chips, bread, detergent, cookies, cakes, soaps, shampoo, conditioner, makeup, skincare, haircare, crackers etc.
South American Rainforest and Central American Rainforest
What is made from Manila Hemp?
Ropes, paper-making (tea-bags and Manila file folders)
Where is most of rubber grown today?
Indonesia and Malaysia
How big does the palm oil fruit get?
20kg or more/20 cm long/20 pounds
The trees require what kind of climate conditions?
Shade and protection from the wind
What country exports Manila Hemp?
How long does a rubber tree have to be planted before the rubber can be tapped?
6-7 years
Where do the pods grow on a cocoa tree?
Directly out of the trunk and out of the large branches
Why is Manila hemp a plantation crop?
They must be grown in large quantities to make it economically worthwile
Name some products made by rubber?
Tires, rubber boots, tubing, and soles of shoes
Cocoa beans are an important export to which countries?
Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Brazil
What part of the Manila hemp plant is used?
the thick stalk of the leaf (the rib) is fibre used for making ropes
Palm oil is an export of which country
West African Coast