Deforestation

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What is deforestation?

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Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

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Does deforestation cause an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide?

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true

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What is the leading cause of deforestation?

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Agriculture and Farming

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What does deforestation affect?

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All of the above (Plants and animals, Our biosphere, Humans)

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What are the effects of deforestation?

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Loss of habitat, increased greenhouse gases, soil erosion and flooding.

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Does deforestation contribute to global warming?

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Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.

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Why are peat bogs important?

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They are an important carbon sink, containing more ‘locked-away’ carbon than the Earth’s forests.

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Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere? Options: cooking with gas, planting trees, burning wood, riding in a bus

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planting trees

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What does not produce carbon dioxide? Options: Photosynthesis, Burning Fossil Fuels, Animal respiration, Plants decaying

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Photosynthesis

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How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

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decomposition and respiration