Question

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The earth is losing its forests. Trees cover about 30 percent of the earth's
surface but they are being destroyed at an alarming rate especially in the tropics.
Timber harvesting is a major reason for the destruction of the forests. Trees are used
for building houses, making furniture and providing pulp for paper products such as
newspaper and magazinos. At least 40 hectares of rain forest are being felled every
minute, mostly in order to extract the valuable timber.
Questions:
a) What is the major reason for the destruction of forests?
b) Mention any two uses of trees
c) What is it that happens every single minute.
d) How much of the earth's surface is covered by trees?
e) Pick out the words from the passage that mean the same as
ii) wood
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Answer 1

Answer:

a)Timber harvesting is a major reason for the destruction of the forests.

b)Trees are used

for building houses and making furniture

c)At least 40 hectares of rain forest are being felled every minute.

d)Trees cover about 30 percent of the earth's

surface.

e)Timber is the same as wood

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

a)Timber harvesting is a major reason for the destruction of the forests.

b) Trees are used

for building houses, making furniture.

c)At least 40 hectares of rain forest are being felled every minute.

d)Trees cover about 30 percent of the earth's

surface.

e)I)Cut-harvesting

ii)Wood-Timber