Malaysian Geography and Nature

Climate, Wildlife and Resources

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Between which temperatures does the sunny climate of Malaysia's coasts usually range?
Which monsoon brings heavy rain to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia from November to March?
Which parasitic plant, called the corpse flower, smells like rotting meat to attract carrion flies and beetles?
Which great ape is protected at the Sepilok rehabilitation centre in Sabah?
Which big cat is the national animal of Malaysia?
Which hornbill is the state bird of Sarawak?
Which flower is the national flower of Malaysia, called bunga raya?
Which Sabah park, protecting Mount Kinabalu, is a World Heritage Site?
Which Old World monkey of Borneo is known for its unusually large nose and reddish-brown skin?
Which island off Sabah was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone?
Which kind of forest once covered East Malaysia, supported by its hot wet climate?
Which valley in Perak, where Kampar lies, was well known for its high tin ore reserves?
In which Sarawak town is the Malaysia LNG complex for liquefied natural gas located?
Which Sarawak town was founded in 1910 when Royal Dutch Shell drilled the first oil well there?
Seeds of which tree did Henry Wickham smuggle out of Brazil in 1876?
The oil palm originated in which region before being planted in tropical regions such as Malaysia?
Which Malaysian state, formerly North Borneo, has Land Below the Wind as its unofficial motto?
Which Malaysian state is nicknamed the Land of the Hornbills?
Which lake lies in the Pekan District of Pahang, Malaysia?
In which town was Malaysia's highest temperature recorded, at 40.1 °C on 9 April 1998?
What is the average yearly rainfall in Malaysia?
Which monsoon season affects Malaysia from late May to September?
Which is the smallest bear species, found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia including Malaysia?
Which subspecies of Asian elephant inhabits northeastern Borneo, including the forests of Sabah?
Which Sabah park of three islands is notable as a nesting place for green and hawksbill turtles?

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