Effects
What is Climate Change?
When the earth is bare, the sun shine on the earth's surface and everything melts. This is why it happening.
What do the three Rs stand for?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What is Deforestation?
The action of clearing a wide area of trees
What is the purpose of Deforestation?
to make way for agriculture and make room to build buildings and structures. (We already have enough civilization and farms. No need for more.)
What does Deforestation negatively do to our economy?
Economy and money-making becomes unstable
How does Deforestation affect our lives? (name at least one effect)
Loss of water, less oxygen being produced, homeless animals, etc..,
What does Reuse mean?
To use something over and over to conserve if possible
What is Reforestation?
The planting of trees in areas that were previously not forested or where forests have been cleared.
How does deforestation help employ people?
People get jobs to cut down trees: loggers, deforestation companies, etc..,
What happens to our salaries when deforestation is occurring?
Our work salaries may decrease
How does Deforestation change the air?
Less oxygen, more CO2, a lot more smog and air pollution, etc..,
What does Reduce mean?
To use less and less of something
What is Agriculture?
The science, art, and practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock, encompassing the preparation and marketing of resulting products
What tools are used to cut down trees? (name at least two)
Chainsaws, chippers, loopers, axes, etc..,
What does Deforestation do to our agriculture?
There is reduced agriculture productivity
How does Deforestation effect animals?
Lose their home which makes it harder to survive, food scarcity, higher risk of predators, endangered or even extinct species, etc..,
What does Recycle mean?
To dispose items in a recycling box, and then those items get transformed into something else useful
What is Carbon Dioxide?
Daily double!
Something people breathe out that plants need to survive.
When did deforestation begin?
A. about 5,000 years ago
B. about 7,000 years ago
C. about 8,000 years ago
D. about 10,000 years ago
Around 10,000 years ago, this began.
How does Deforestation make the government lose money?
Due to dirty water and air because of deforestation, the government uses millions of dollars to clean the environment. Also, cutting down trees and using all that machinery costs thousands of dollars to buy.
How does Deforestation impact the environment?
Loss of biodiversity , soil degradation, disruption of the water cycle, greater risk of droughts and floods.
How can we grow more trees?
Join tree-planting organization or buy seeds and plant them in your backyard/grassy areas
What is Desertification?(Hint: The rock cycle)
Erosion, weathering, & deposition
When did deforestation begin in Florida?
A. the 18th century
B. the 20th century
C. the 21st century
D. There isn't deforestation in Florida
Beginning in the 20th century, this happened in the sunshine state.
How does Deforestation affect communities?
Communities dependent on forests for resources like timber, food, and medicine face economic hardship and potential collapse of local economies.