What kinds of products can we make out of trees?
Furniture, lumber, firewood etc.
Name one way forests help ecosystems
Keeping moisture in the air, maintaining the soil to stop erosion and absorbing greenhouse gases from non-renewable resource energy use
What do you call the purposeful, permanent clearing of forested land?
Deforestation
Name one impact of deforestation
Soil erosion, flooding, lack of greenhouse gases being naturally absorbed which contributes to climate change and the loss of plant life and animal habitats
What do you call the term that describes soil's ability to renew itself?
Soil health
Define subsistence farming
Small scale farming that focuses on growing food for the farmers and their families.
Define commercial farming
Large scale farming that involves growing or raising large amounts of one or two types of crops or livestock for sale.
What is the difference between food loss and food waste?
Food loss is food that's thrown away before it's sold and Food waste is food that's thrown away by consumers
Fish are not only eaten by people but they're used in every day products like supplements or make up. True or False?
True
What are two major impacts of overfishing the oceans?
Economic difficulties for communities and loss of ocean biodiversity
