Water Pollution and Deforestation

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What is deforestation?

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Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

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Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

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What are the effects of deforestation?

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species of animals and plants die out, less oxygen is released into the atmosphere, no more trees that are natural sources of medicines.

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When there is a drought in Africa, it results in

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starvation

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Deforestation is a result of

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rain forest timber being exported all over the world

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What is the leading cause of deforestation?

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Commercial logging

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Contamination of water supplies due to chemicals, fertilizer, sewage, etc.

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Water Pollution

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According to the United Nations, which country has lost 55% of its forests due to commercial logging? Options: Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Nigeria

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An extended period of time without rainfall

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Drought

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Providing water to land for agriculture (artificially).

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Irrigation