Deforestation Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
What is deforestation?	cutting down trees
How much of the world's land area is covered by forests?	about 30%
What are th main reasons for cutting down trees?	money or people's need to provide for thier families
What is the biggest driver of deforestation?	agriculture
What is "slash and burn" farming?	cutting down trees and burning them to clear land
Developing countries rely on what kind of fuel for cooking and heating?	wood fuel
What percent of Africa's population relies on this type of fuel?	90%
What percent of energy comes from firewood?	52%
What is "substence"and "commercial" farming?	Substence farming - small scale farming to feed one's family Commercial Farming - large scale farming for profit
Conversion of forests for farming purposes may account for what percentage of worlwide deforestation?	60%
Name at least two other types of activities that may account for up to as much as 20 to 25 %.	cattle ranching, cash crop plantations, construction of roads, dams and mines
What does logging supply to the world?	wood and paper products
How does logging contribute to the problem of deforestation?	Loggers build roads to access more and more remote forests.
How might animals contribute to deforestation?	overgazing
What is the most dramatic impact of deforestation?	loss of habitat for millions of species
How does deforestation affect the climate?	Deforestation drives climate change. a. Cutting down trees removes tree cover that keeps soil from drying out. b. Cutting down trees stops perpetuating the water sycle. c. Cuttin down trees removes forest canopy that leads to temperature swings.
What is an NGO? How can it help with the issue of deforestation?	Non-government organizations
What is the most workable solution for deforestation?	Stop cutting down trees.

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