Deforestation

2. Which human activity is the main cause of deforestation worldwide?
6. of rainfall. What happens to rainfall patterns when large forest areas are destroyed?
7. What term describes the protection and careful management of forests?
10. What process increases when forests are removed, causing land degradation?
11. What is the term for the large-scale cutting down of forests?
12. What natural resource is commonly extracted from forests?
13. rainforest. Which biome is most affected by deforestation?
14. storage. What role do trees play in the carbon cycle?

1. dioxide. Which gas increases in the atmosphere due to deforestation?
3. Which layer of the Earth is affected when tree roots no longer hold soil in place?
4. farming. What farming practice involves clearing forests to grow crops or raise livestock?
5. What do we call the variety of plant and animal life lost due to deforestation?
8. change. Which global climate phenomenon is worsened by deforestation?
9. habitat. What type of habitat is most directly destroyed by deforestation?