Deforestation is the removal of trees in a forest by natural and human a
Unit VII Web Assignment
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Unit VII Web Assignment: Deforestation
Deforestation is the removal of trees in a forest by natural and human actions and rates of deforestation vary across the world. In this assignment, we will examine patterns of global deforestation and their causes using the New York Times Changing Forest website.
Instructions
A. Open the New York Times Changing Forest website for an interactive map of world forests:
Click the link below to access an interactive map of world forests:
Bloch, M., & Corum, J. (n.d.). Changing forests. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/01/science/earth/forests.html
You will first see a world map. Give it a general look to gain your coordinates and to see the locations where intact, relatively undisturbed forests and fragmented forests occur.
B. Next, zoom into the specific areas of the Earth to gain a more detailed perspective on deforestation by region. First, click on North America. There will again be a view of intact and fragmented forests also with two buttons on the bottom right of the screen: Recent losses and Ancient forests. Click these buttons to see recent deforestation in North America and the former extent of ancient forests. Do this for each of the other regions on the map (Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia). Then answer the 10 multiple-choice questions (8 points each), and one short answer question (20 points) in Blackboard.
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Unit VII Web Assignment
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QUESTION 1
Since 2000 forest fires and extended drought have significantly impacted forests in which country?
Australia Canada Congo United States
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QUESTION 2
Which country in the world has greatest percentage of forest? Canada Russia United States Brazil
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QUESTION 3
Why does the Congo region in Africa still have significant forest cover? Strict conservation laws. Lack of infrastructure and political instability. Protection by the United Nations. Fierce lowland gorillas.
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QUESTION 4
Where in Europe is forest loss the greatest?
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Where in Europe is forest loss the greatest? Sweden Italy
Spain France
QUESTION 5
What region of South America is experiencing the greatest amount of deforestation? Argentina Amazon Basin Colombia Peru
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QUESTION 6
Which region is losing an estimated 10 million acres of forest yearly? South America North America Asia Australia
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QUESTION 7
What two temperate areas of the world are seeing forest regrowth? Australia and North America Europe and Asia Australia and Asia North America and Europe
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QUESTION 8
How many acres of forest are left in the world? 100 million 1 billion 9.9 billion 17 billion
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QUESTION 9
What is the major natural factor that is causing deforestation in western North America? Fire Logging Mountain pine beetle infestation
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Excess rainfall
QUESTION 10
Despite having only 5% of the world's forest cover, which nation is effectively fighting desert encroachment by planting huge numbers of trees?
Kazakhstan Mongolia India China
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QUESTION 11
Using information from the New York Times Changing Forest website, explain how forests are impacted by climate change in various places around the world and how forests themselves may offset aspects of climate change. Be specific in your examples, describing what is happening and where. Your response should be at least 100 words in length.
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