Impact of Human Activities on Plants

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Read the information provided and explain how each human activity impacts plant life.

Positive Impact

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Protecting trees from being cut down

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Cutting down trees and clearing forests is called deforestation. How can we prevent deforestation? What can we do?

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Organic Farming

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Organic farming is a type of farming where farmers grow crops for food WITHOUT any pesticides or insecticides. Pesticides and insecticides are usually sprayed on plants to kill insects that can destroy the plants. But organic farming DOES NOT use ANY pesticides or insecticides. Killing insects that destroy plants should be good thing...or is it?When you go shopping for vegetables and fruits next, look for organic. What is the difference between organic apples and regular apples?

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Creating green belts and nature oreserves

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Negative Impact

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How do these activities impact plant life negatively? Insert images to explain your thinking in each subtopic.

Planting non-native plants

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I wonder how Native People used plants for their benefits? We can surely learn something from them. We can learn sustainability.

Clearing Lands

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We need to clear land for houses. Where will we live if we only think about how clearing lands is bad for plants and the environment?

Overusing environmental resources

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What is sustainability? Why is it important?

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Using pesticides and insecticides

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Landfills: Making too much waste