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Deforestation
Damage from deforestation
Deforestation - a complex issue
Deforestation - Quiz

Deforestation - Quiz

Answer each question below, then choose Check answers to see your score. You can reveal the correct responses after marking.

1 Where are the world

s major areas of forest? Antartica In the tropics and sub-tropics In North America In North Africa

2 Why were Britain

s forests felled centuries ago? To provide wood for homes and ship-building To clear land for agriculture Both of these

3 Which parts of the world are most actively planting new forests?

Antarctica Europe Australia

4 In an ancient forest, what happens to leaves when they fall?

They fall to the soil surface and are broken down by organisms They get blown away in the wind They are collected in trucks and driven off They are buried by squirrels

5 What is the effect of tropical rainstorms on ancient tropical forests?

The trees protect the soil from the worst force of the rain The rain quickly washes away all the top soil The trees all put up their umbrellas

6 Why do soils in tropical forests tend to become acidic?

The soil is so good that local people remove it for their fields The organic matter layer is thin and fragile It is too hot for soil organisms to thrive

7 In more temperate (northern european) zones, are the organic layers in the soil generally thicker?

Yes No There are no organic layers

8 What effect did the last Ice Age have on soils?

New soil deposits were laid down All the soil organisms hibernated till it was over The ice carried all the soils into the oceans It led to the formation of cold deposits

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