Threats Of The Taiga

Question 1

Deforestation (logging)

Answer 1

To Provide timbre for wood and Paper

Question 2

Removal of water

Answer 2

Recharging groundwater & Not providing habitat for fish and wildlife

Question 3

Tourism

Answer 3

Soil erosion, Increased Pollution, Natural Habitat Decrease

Question 4

Mining

Answer 4

contamination of local streams and an increase in dust

Question 5

Oil Extraction

Answer 5

Exploring and drilling for oil may disturb land and marine ecosystems

Question 6

Climate Change

Answer 6

More frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels

Question 7

Pollution

Answer 7

Polluted air damages species whether extinct or not and can also cause lung diseases

Question 8

Hydroelectric development

Answer 8

It floods large amounts of the forest

Question 9

Fossil fuels

Answer 9

Acid rain causes smoke and fumes from burning fossil fuels rise into the atmosphere

Question 10

Lack of Biodiversity

Answer 10

The taiga has fungus and mould species that damage trunks and roots

Question 11

Forest fires

Answer 11

The summers in the taiga are quite warm and dry but there has been an increase