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WorksheetsLearning about deforestation through different sources
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
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What type of sources were used?
Online website
Broadcast
Videos
According to the video and article, what causes deforestation? Click all correct answers.
Farming
Grazing of livestock
Logging operations
Mining
Click all statements that were not mentioned in the article.
The forest covers 30% of the planet.
Forests provide habitats for over 80% of the plants and animals that live on land.
At the current rate of destruction, the world’s rainforest can completely disappear within 100 years.
Forestry and Agriculture are responsible for 24% of greenhouse gas.
Click all statements that were not mentioned in the video.
Farming, grazing of livestock, mining, and drilling combined account for more than half of all deforestation.
The organization Amazon Conservation reports that destruction rose by 21 percent in 2020, a loss the size of Israel.
Deforestation diminishes biodiversity.
Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at night.
Click all the statement that was mentioned in both sources:
Forests are cut as a result of growing urban sprawl as land is developed for homes.
The forest covers 30% of the planet
Forests provide habitats for over 80% of the plants and animals that live on land.
Cutting trees both adds carbon dioxide to the air and removes the ability to absorb existing carbon dioxide
What makes the sources credible? Click all correct answers.
The author and the information presented are biased.
The sources were timely.
The publisher of the video and article are known and trustworthy.
The purpose of the author is to spread factual information.
Is the publisher of the video and article credible? How can you say so?
Were the materials timely? How can you say so?
What do you think is the purpose of the authors of the video and article?
Were the sources biased? Why or why not?
