Deforestation

What are some causes of deforestation?

• Deforestation prevention programs

• Urbanization

• Climate change

• Agricultural expansion, logging, mining, infrastructure development, and wildfires

How does deforestation impact wildlife?

• Deforestation has no impact on wildlife

• Deforestation leads to increased wildlife population

• Deforestation impacts wildlife by destroying their habitats and disrupting ecosystems.

• Deforestation improves wildlife habitats

What are some statistics related to deforestation?

• Over 50% of the world's forests have been destroyed in the last century.

• Deforestation has no impact on climate change.

• Deforestation only occurs in tropical rainforests.

• Approximately 18 million acres of forest are lost each year.

Why is rainforest destruction a concern?

• Increase in agricultural productivity

• Deforestation for paper production

• Loss of biodiversity, climate change, and impact on people and their communities

• Urbanization

Name one human activity that contributes to deforestation.

• Clearing land for agriculture

• Planting more trees in urban areas

• Building more national parks

• Dumping waste in rivers

How does deforestation affect the ecosystem?

• Deforestation helps in maintaining the water cycles

• Deforestation leads to increased biodiversity

• Deforestation has no impact on the ecosystem

• Deforestation disrupts the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, leading to climate change, loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and disruption of water cycles.

What percentage of the world's forests have been destroyed due to deforestation?

• 42%

• 55%

• 31%

• 15%

What are some endangered species affected by deforestation?

• Sumatran tiger, Bornean orangutan, Javan rhinoceros

• Polar bear

• African elephant

• Amazon river dolphin

How can deforestation be prevented?

• Reducing funding for conservation efforts

• Ignoring the impact of deforestation on ecosystems

• Encouraging more deforestation

• Promoting sustainable logging practices, reforestation efforts, enforcing strict laws against illegal logging, supporting conservation initiatives, and raising awareness about the importance of forests.