FOREST

There are different types of forests

• True

• False

There can be streams and rivers in forests

• True

• False

Forest fires are wild fires in wooded ares. Active, or lively forest fires move fast. They can destroy thousands of acres.

WHAT CAUSES FOREST FIRES?

Fires need fuel, oxygen, and heat. In a forest, the trees are the fuel. Oxygen is in the air. All that's missing is the heat. Lightning can strike a tree in the forest. As a result, a forest fire starts. Half of all forest fires are caused by lightning. People cause the other half.

EFFECTS OF FOREST FIRES

Forest fires have negative effects. Raging fires can destroy anything solid, or firm, in their path. Forest fires create smog. They harm animals.

Forest fires also have positive effects. They get rid of diseased plants. They kill harmful insects. Fires can destroy tall trees. This lets more sunlight reach the forest floor. Different seeds are able to grow.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

• Joint Forest Management

• Beej Bachao Andolan

• Demarcation of wild life Sanctuaries

• Chipko Movement

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

• Urbanization
• Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
• Overbreeding birds in the wild
• Cutting down the tree in your backyard

What is deforestation?

• Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
• Eating too much vegetables
• Going to a forest and pulling weeds
• Clearing the five trees in my backyard

• beach
• cliff
• glacier
• brook

• HILL

• MOUNTAIN

• WATERFALL

• SEA

Trees are only important for birds and insects

• True
• False