Deforestation and Destruction of areas of Peat

Question 1

Why has there been large scale deforestation in tropical areas?

Answer 1

For timber and land for agriculture

Question 2

What has increased because of deforestation?

Answer 2

The release of CO2 into the atmosphere

Question 3

Why has the release of CO2 increased because of deforestation?

Answer 3

Because of burning and microorganisms

Question 4

What has reduced because of deforestation?

Answer 4

The rate at which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere

Question 5

Why has the rate at which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere decreased because of deforestation?

Answer 5

Not as much is being locked up in trees for many years

Question 6

Deforestation has lead to reduction in…

Answer 6

Biodiversity

Question 7

Deforestation has occurred so that crops can be grown from which…

Answer 7

Biofuels (based on ethanol) can be produced

Question 8

Deforestation has occurred so there can be increases in cattle and rice crops which…

Answer 8

Provide more food

Question 9

What is the problem with cattle and rice crops?

Answer 9

The produce methane, so there’s now more in the atmosphere

Question 10

What has the destruction of peat bogs released into the atmosphere?

Answer 10

CO2

Question 11

Why should we buy peat-free soil?

Answer 11

To reduce the destruction of peat bogs