Deforestation: For or against?

What does deforestation mean?

• Planting trees

• Cutting down trees

• Walking in the forest

Deforestation destroys animals' habitats.

• This is a good thing.

• This is a bad thing.

Choose one for Deforestation.

• Trees produce oxygen

• Trees don’t produce oxygen

Deforestation means we can get resources like wood to make furniture and build houses.

• This is a good thing.

• This is a bad thing.

Who causes deforestation?

• Plants

• Animals

• Humans

Deforestation can make jobs for people so they can earn money.

• This is a good thing.

• This is a bad thing.

Less trees means more floods.

• This is a good thing.

• This is a bad thing.

People cut down trees because:

• They need land to grow food

• They want more wood for furniture

• Both answers are correct

Tribes might get money and better resources for helping people cut down trees in the rainforest.

• This is a good thing.

• This is a bad thing.

Deforestation means cutting down trees. If we have less trees, it will be harder for us to breathe clean air.

• This is a good thing.

• This is a bad thing.