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What is Deforestation?

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An overview of deforestation is the focus of this resource, which present the reader with a list of facts. Ten comprehension questions follow; learners can write their answers on a separate piece of paper. Have your environmental scientists go online to read this would make a novel and educational homework assignment.

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human impact on the environment, environmental stewardship, logging, forestry, deforestation, mining

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deforestation, human impact on the environment, logging, mining, cattle ranching, Agriculture, fossil fuel extraction, science
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9th - 12th
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