Forestry Sustainability Factors

An ecosystem service...

• are only products that you sell for profit

• are costs provided to humans from the environment

• are benefits provided to human from the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

U.S. forest products exports of 2021 were valued at $9.4 billion. This is an example of what sustainability factor?

• Economic benefit

• Economic cost

• Social benefit

• Social cost

Forests can be important to certain cultures and are represented in art, folklore and traditional practices. This is an example of what kind of sustainability factor?

• Economic factor

• Environmental factor

• Social factor

Forests help to purify the air. Through photosynthesis they absorb carbon dioxide, remove harmful air pollutants and produce oxygen. This is an example of what sustainability factor?

• Economic factor

• Environmental factor

• Social factor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Forests are home to 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. This is an example of what sustainability factor?

• Economic factor

• Environmental factor

• Social factor

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Forests support more than 45 million direct and indirect jobs globally. This is an example of what sustainability factor?

• Economic factor

• Environmental factor

• Social factor

Forests help to prevent floods through tree roots which absorb water and reduce soil loss. This is an example of what sustainability factor?

• Economic factor

• Environmental factor

• Social factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5