Forestry

Which human activity can increase erosion ?

• planting native plants

• using Axe hairspray and body spray which release chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

• cutting forests and building new construction homes

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Which is NOT a function of a forest?

• part of the water cycle

• balancing oxygen and carbon dioxide

• formation of soil

• serves as wildlife habitat

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Major causes of extinction of different species include

• habitat loss and over hunting

• deforestation

• climate change and pollution

• all of these are causes of extinction

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Cutting down forests to pave areas can lead to increased

• all of these

• flooding

• runoff and pollution getting into water sources

• air temperatures

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The purposeful clearing of forested land

• reforestation

• waste water treatment

• deforestation

• urbanization

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