prism 2 unit 2 reading 2

What is the meaning of absorb?

(page 40)

• a forest in a tropical area that gets a lot of rain

• to take in a liquid or gas through a surface and hold it

• a change that happens because of a cause

• the activity or business of cutting down trees for wood

What is the meaning of pasture?

(page 40)

• an area with many trees

• an area with grass for animals

• a farm that grows fruit

• a place to buy sheep and horses

What is the meaning of effect?

(page 40)

• result; a change happens because of a cause

• a serious disease that affects animals

• the process of building something, usually large

• the reason areas become hot

What is the meaning of logging?

(page 40)

• the activity or business of growing trees

• the activity or business of cutting down trees

• the activity or business of raising animals

• the activity or business of building new houses for people

What is the meaning of erosion?

(page 42 paragraph 2)

• cutting down and clearing forests to raise animals

• the land in populated areas can never recover

• the loss of the top layer of soil that protects the ground

• commercial farming is the main cause of deforestation

What is the title of Reading 2?

• The Dangers of Deforestation

• Increasing Global Temperatures Lead to Forest Fires

• Deforestation

• Large Areas of the Amazon Rainforest Have Been Destroyed

What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

• Forests cover almost one-third of the surface of the Earth

• Many of the world's forests are threatened by deforestation

• Trees are used as fuel or for construction

• Animal habitats cause damage to the climate

According to Reading 2, what is the greenhouse effect?

• Increased CO2 from deforestation traps heat in the atmosphere

• Increasing global temperatures results in less rain

• Forest fires around the world cause temperatures to increase

• Rainforests cannot control the Earth's temperature

What is the meaning of biodiversity?

(page 42)

• deforestation causes the extinction of many species

• the variety of different animals and plants in an area

• future sources of food and medicine

• an area that has many farms

Why do we need more trees?

• Trees absorb CO2

• Governments should stop illegal logging

• We need trees for construction

• Many animals live in trees