Deforestation and Land use

Question 1

What do humans use land for?

Answer 1

Building
Quarrying
Farming
Dumping waste

Question 2

What is deforestation and why it is done?

Answer 2

The cutting down of forests.
Causes big problems when its done on a large scale
It is done to clear land and to grow crops

Question 3

What problems does deforestation cause?

Less carbon dioxide taken in

Answer 3

Less carbon dioxide taken in-cutting down tree= less photosynthesis.
Trees also lock up carbon in them so when cut down they release that Carbon

Question 4

What problems does deforestation cause?

More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Answer 4

CO2 is released when trees are burnt
Microorganisms feeding on bits of dead wood

Question 5

What problems does deforestation cause?

Less biodiversity

Answer 5

Habitats ike forests contain a huge number of differnet species so when theyre destroyed there is a danger of the species

Question 6

What are bogs?

Answer 6

Areas of land that are acidic and waterlogged.Plants that live here don’t fully decay,which gradually build up to form Peat

Question 7

How does peat release CO2

Answer 7

Carbon stored in the plants is stored in the peat instead so when used as fuel they release CO2