Understanding How Humans Affect Nature

What do people do when they "clear land"?

• Save forests

• Remove trees and plants from a place

• Build schools

• Care for animals

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What's "farming" all about?

• Saving water

• Reducing trash

• Growing food like crops and animals

• Protecting forests

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What does "industry" mean?

• Digging for treasures

• Taking care of parks

• Making lots of things with machines

• Watching birds

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What is the main goal of "irrigation" in farming?

• Protecting forests

• Taking water away

• Giving water to crops when there's not enough rain

• Searching for gold

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What is the "environment"?

• Planting trees

• The world around us, where animals and plants live

• Building big buildings

• Making lots of toys

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When people "modify" things around them, what are they doing?

• Keeping everything the same

• Making changes or improvements

• Making things disappear

• Closing their eyes

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What's "sustainable logging" important for?

• Cutting down all the trees in a forest

• Making sure we don't hurt nature too much when we take trees

• Importing things from faraway places

• Building large farms

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How does "mining" affect the environment?

• It makes the ground very wet.

• It attracts more animals to live there.

• It can break the ground and harm homes for animals.

• It makes the air smell better.

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What happens when people "clear land" for farming?

• Animals become happier.

• It doesn't bother the environment.

• It can hurt animals and their homes.

• More homes for animals are made.

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Why is "sustainable logging" a good practice?

• To cut down all the trees in a forest.

• To make sure we don't hurt nature too much when we take trees.

• To import things from faraway places.

• To build large farms.

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