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1. Every ten years what percent of forests are destroyed because of deforestation? a. 0.3% b. 75% c. 3% d. 27%

2. What is deforestation? a. The regrowing of trees in an area b. The permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands c. Pulling the leaves off of trees d. Cutting off a few branches from a tree

3. What percent of the Earth is covered in forest? a. 30% b. 55% c. 15% d. 80%

4. The most important causes of deforestation are / is a. to cut down trees to use the wood for many different reasons b. to cut down trees because there are to many in one area c. to flatten out areas so they can start building developments d. the creation of new agricultural land and unsustainable harvesting of trees

5. The most important ecological consequences of deforestation are: a. the depletion of the economically important forest resource b. losses of biodiversity through the clearing of tropical forests c. emissions of carbon dioxide with potential effects on global climate d. all the above