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Matt, Brandon, Clayton

What is deforestation? Why do people want to cut down trees? How is local climate affected by deforestation? How does cutting down trees affect the global climate? What can people do to help?

Deforestation is the cutting down large number of trees to use the land for something else instead a forest. Cutting down trees can affect many things. People want to cut down trees so they can just use the land as something else besides a forest. I don’t think we should cut down trees because it is hurting our air and killing a lot of animals.

Climate is affected by people cutting down trees because it causes soil erosion. Also, deforestation is that when rain falls on a forest mist rises and new rain clouds are formed. When the forest is cut down this cycle is disrupted and the land goes dry.

To help people can stop cutting down trees and just use open land like a field to build stuff on it instead of cutting down the forest. We can also talk to our family and friends about it and plant trees so it reduces greenhouse gases. You can recycle so you don’t send a lot of trash to the landfill and help save natural resources. Last but not least you can buy products that don’t use a lot of energy. By conserving energy we help reduce climate change and make earth a better place.

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/difference.html http://www.weatherwizkids.com/climate.htm http://education.arm.gov/studyhall/ask/pastquestion.php?id=606
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