Deforestation Facts And Questions! Trivia Quiz

Explanation
Forests cover about a third of the earth.

Explanation
Forests can be increased through natural regeneration, which refers to the process of allowing forests to regrow on their own through the dispersal of seeds and the growth of new trees. Planting new trees in previously unforested areas is another method to increase forests, as it involves intentionally introducing trees to areas that were previously devoid of forest cover. Additionally, replanting trees in deforested areas is an important strategy to restore forests that have been cleared or damaged. Therefore, all of the options mentioned above contribute to increasing forests.

Explanation
We lose about 11 Soccer fields of forest area each minute due to deforestation.

Explanation
Both A and C are correct. Each year, we lose about 78,000 sq. Kilometers (or an area about the size of the country Panama) each year due to deforestation.

Explanation
All of these are consequences of deforestation. Trees take water from the ground and release it into the atmosphere and they also hold soil together and keep it from eroding and being washed away.

Explanation
The correct answer is 2030. This is based on the given information that the current rate of deforestation is causing the Amazon rainforest to disappear. By extrapolating this rate, it is estimated that half of the rainforest will be gone by 2030.

Explanation
The rain forest is most often cleared to make room for pasture and farmland.

Explanation
When forest area is cleared and farmland takes its place, the land can only be farmed for about 3 years before it becomes useless. The soil becomes drained of nutrients and will no longer supply crops. The "solution"? They clear more forest to make room for more farmland.