Deforestation 1

What is the biggest driver of deforesation?

• logging

• wildfires

• fuelwood

• agriculture

80% of the world's deforestation has occured since which decade?

• 20s

• 40s

• 60s

• 80s

What is the definition of deforestation?

• The removal of trees.

• The cutting down or burning of trees.

• The burning of trees in a forested area.

• The removal of trees in a forested area.

Approximately what percentage of the world do forests cover?

• 63%

• .2%

• 30%

• 70%

What does deforestation effect?

• Plants and animals
• Our biosphere
• Humans
• All of the above

Does deforestation contribute to global warming?

• No, trees aren't that important

• Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming

• No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler

• Yes, less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.

What is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases

• Housing market

• Agriculture and Farming

• Paper mills

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

• true

• false

Forests provide habitats for what percentage of plants and animals that live on land?

• 63%

• 20%

• 30%

• 80%

How many species are estimated to go extinct each year from deforestation?

• 4 to 6 thousand

• 4 to six hundred

• 4 to 6 dozen

• 4 to 6