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Deforestation Lesson

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the leading cause of deforestation?

a)

Diseases

b)

Housing market

c)

Agriculture and Farming

d)

Paper mill

2.
Deforestation has an affect on the water cycle
a)
true
b)
false
3.

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Deforestation is good for animals in that it clears their habitat, which makes it easier for them to relocate.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
How many different types of products are made from trees
a)
450
b)
89,000
c)
5,000
d)
5,600
6.
What does deforestation effect?
a)
Plants and animals
b)
Our biosphere
c)
Humans
d)
All of the above
7.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
8.

How can forests be increased?

a)

A Replanting trees in deforested places

b)

B Adding trees to unforested, clear land.

c)

C Relocating animals

d)

D Campaigning

9.

What is the main reason trees are cut down?

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Seeds/Crops

d)

V-Bucks

10.

True or False? Deforestation could be eliminated with lots of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

What percentage of deforestation are humans responsible for?

a)

92%

b)

35%

c)

52%

d)

None, it's all the animals

12.

How can you try to prevent deforestation

a)

Donate to an organization protecting turtles.

b)

Donate to a tree conservation agency.

c)

Donate to a roller coaster company.

d)

Write a petition against deforestation.

13.

The clearing of Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land.

a)

Deforestation

b)

Agriculture

c)

Rainforests

d)

Farming

14.

The most dramatic impact of deforestation is

a)

climate change

b)

loss of habitat for millions of species

c)

forest fires

d)

extreme temperature changes harmful to plants and animals

15.
What is used to create in the land after trees are cut down?
a)
All of the Above
b)
Ranches
c)
Farms
d)
Urban Use
16.
Why do BIG companies like Home Depot and Lowes cut down trees?
a)
To build more trees
b)
To sell wood for people who build
c)
To make paper
d)
To have fun
17.

What are ways you can help to prevent deforestation?

a)

Use lots of wood

b)

Use alternative materials that aren't from trees

c)

Eat more greens

d)

Do stuff digitally but still use lots of paper

18.
What is deforestation ?
a)
the loss or continual degradation of forest habitat due to natural or human related causes 
b)
the loss or continual degradation of animals and plants due to natural or human related causes 
19.
Widespread deforestation is a major factor in causing which ecological process?
a)
famine
b)
erosion
c)
monsoons
d)
tornadoes
20.
Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
c)
Overbreeding birds in the wild
d)
Cutting down the tree in your backyard
21.

Which of these is a consequences of deforestation

a)

Forest habitats are destroyed and biodiversity is increased.

b)

More plants

c)

Forest habitats are destroyed and biodiversity is reduced.

d)

more animals

22.

Commercial agriculture means

a)

sustainable farming

b)

organic farming

c)

big companies running large farms

d)

I don't know I never understood

23.

If deforestation continues drought will increase

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Deforestation causes less rain

a)

true

b)

fasle