Starter quiz
- What is a forest?
- an ecosystem characterised by a dense community of grasses
- an ecosystem characterised by a dense community of trees ✓
- an ecosystem characterised by very little vegetation
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- What are the benefits of a forest?
- habitats for plants and animals ✓
- they take up land where houses could be built
- they provide wood as a raw material that we can use ✓
- they are ugly
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- What is climate change?
- long-term change in the average weather patterns ✓
- short-term changes in the weather
- the rapid increase in Earth's temperature due to greenhouse gases
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- ______ are areas of the planet with a similar climate and landscape, where similar animals and plants live.
- 'Biomes' ✓
- Trees that lose their leaves in winter are ______.
- 'deciduous ' ✓
- ______ means doing something that will cause little or no damage to the environment and will be able to continue for a long period of time.
- ' Sustainability ' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the key words to their description.
- deforestation⇔the complete removal of trees ✓
- afforestation⇔planting trees where there have not been any for a long time/ever ✓
- reforestation⇔replanting a lost forest ✓
- ______ management maintains the environmental, economic and social functions of forests now and in the future.
- 'Sustainable' ✓
- How can technology help combat deforestation?
- satellites and drones can use pictures to monitor the forest ✓
- sound detectors can monitor for chainsaw sounds and alert authorities ✓
- large fences can be built to keep people out of the forests
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- What are the advantages of shelterbelt planting?
- prevent erosion from soil being blown away by the wind ✓
- remove trees to make fields larger and easier to farm
- protect fields of crops from the wind ✓
- plant trees to be harvested to build homes
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Key learning points
- Sustainable management of the forests is vital for the health of Earth and for future generations.
- Reforestation and afforestation schemes help absorb carbon dioxide and improve biodiversity.
- Agroforestry can help people farm more sustainably and reduce forest clearance.
- Stronger laws and the use of technology help to combat deforestation and illegal logging.
Common misconception
The forests should be fenced off and guarded to stop illegal logging.
Forests span far too great an area for humans to guard or fence off. Therefore technology is used to help track forests and timber.
Keywords
Afforestation - introducing forest to land which has not been forested for a long time/ever
Reforestation - replanting of forest that has been lost
Agroforestry - trees, crops and/or livestock occupy the same land
Erosion - erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site
Deforestation - deforestation is the complete removal of trees
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