Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words.
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 newspapers and magazines. At least 40 hectares of rain forests are being felled
every minute, mostly in order to extract the valuable timber.
Questions:
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?
Pick out the words from the passage that mean the same as:
(1) cut
(üwood
a.
e.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Answer 2

a) What is the major reason for the destruction of forests?

Timber harvesting

b) Mention any two uses of trees.

Building houses ,making furnitures

c) What is it that happens every single minute?

At least 40 hectares of rain forests are being felled

d) How much of the earth's surface is covered by trees?

Trees cover about 30 percent of the earth's surface,

e) Pick out the words from the passage that mean the same as:

(i) cut-extract

(ii) wood -timber