Deforestation

What is deforestation?

• permanent removal of forests in order to make land available for other users
• temporary removal of forests in order to make land available for other users
• planting trees/plants in over a vast area of land  
• process where plants absorb water through their roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.

How many acres of land do we lose yearly due to deforestation?

• 18 million 
• 2 million
• 15 million
• 22 million 

TRUE/FALSE: Deforestation is one of the major causes of the enhanced greenhouse effect.

• True
• False

Tropical deforestation is responsible for about ____% of world greenhouse gas emission.

• 15
• 75
• 50
• 20

Who has the highest annual rate of deforestation? 

• Argentina
• U.S.A
• Brazil
• Puerto Rico

All of the following are causes of deforestation except:

• logging
• mining
• oil and gas extraction
• planting trees

Stored ______ is released back into the atmosphere when a plant/tree is burning or decaying.

• nitrogen
• carbon
• oxygen 
• helium

Which is not a way to lessen deforestation/conserve our natural resources?

• always use both sides of a piece of paper when sketching, writing, etc.
• purchase products made from recycled paper/materials
• choose paper options over digital options
• recycle! 

TRUE/FALSE: Deforestation changes and/or disturbs the water cycle.

• True
• False

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