General Deforestation
What is deforestation?
Wide areas of tree's gone
What causes deforestation
logging, humans, soil erosion, global warming
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name one one way deforestation has had an effect on our environment?
1. habitats lost
2. oxygen loss
Why do people cut down trees?
paper, furniture, for more areas to build things, to grow crops, firewood
Name a cause that leads to deforestation
1. urbanization- cutting down trees to build new homes
2. logging industry- cut down trees to make products like furniture, paper, etc
3. agricultural expansion- clear land to grow crops
How does deforestation have an effect on people's lives?
1. an increase in the spread of life-threatening diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
2. less oxygen
What's logging?
trees cut down and transported
what does cause mean?
a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition
what does effect mean?
a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
What are 3 ways to stop deforestation?
1. plant a tree where you can
2. buy recyclable products and recycle them again
3. go paperless like instead use google docs or something
Which animal(s) went extinct because of deforestation?
black spider monkeys
monarch butterfly
pygmy racoons