Deforestation and Environmental Solutions

What is deforestation and why is it a problem?

• The removal of forests, which causes animal habitats to be lost and more pollution.

• The planting of trees to stop pollution.

• The recycling of bicycles to help with electricity.

• The creation of mobile games about trees.

What does Tree Planet do to help solve deforestation?

• They recycle bicycles.

• They sell trees to people.

• They created a mobile game that helps plant real trees.

• They help supermarkets sell more food.

What is the purpose of Maya Pedal in Guatemala?

• To recycle bicycles and sell them.

• To help people generate electricity by pedaling old bicycles.

• To create mobile games about bicycles.

• To sell water pumps and kitchen blenders.

How does Zéro-Gâchis help supermarkets reduce food waste?

• By donating old food to charities.

• By helping customers buy food close to the expiration date at lower prices.

• By recycling food in a factory.

• By selling food directly to customers without expiration dates.

What is one benefit of the Zéro-Gâchis system?

• Customers pay higher prices for food.

• Supermarkets waste more food.

• Supermarkets reduce food waste by 50%.

• Customers buy less food.

What do these three companies have in common?

• They are all nonprofit.

• They are all trying to solve big problems with creative thinking.

• They only help people in South Korea.

• They focus on helping animals.

Which company is working to restore forests and help the environment?

• Maya Pedal

• Tree Planet

• Zéro-Gâchis

• All of the above

How do Tree Planet’s players help plant trees?

• By donating money for each tree planted.

• By planting trees in their own communities.

• By planting trees online in a game, and Tree Planet plants them in the real world.

• By teaching people how to plant trees.

Why is Maya Pedal a nonprofit organization?

• Because they want to make a lot of money.

• Because they care about helping people, not making money.

• Because they sell bicycles to other companies.

• Because they work only in Guatemala.

What did the three companies in the passage do when they faced problems?

• They ignored the problems.

• They solved them creatively by thinking outside the box.

• They asked the government to solve the problems.

• They worked with other countries to solve the problems.