Agriculture and Habitat Loss — Revision notes

Agriculture

Using land to raise animals or grow crops

Deforestation

Removing forest land to use for farming, housing, or industry

Habitat

The place where an organism lives, providing it with food, shelter, and a place to reproduce

Biodiversity

The range of different species living in an ecosystem

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment

What this lesson covers

How well do you know each one? Be honest: red means go back over it.

• Define habitat loss and explain how agriculture drives itNot yetSort ofGot it
• Explain how deforestation threatens whole ecosystems, not just individual speciesNot yetSort ofGot it
• Describe how palm oil production affects the Sumatran orangutanNot yetSort ofGot it
• Explain the pollinator irony — how clearing land for farming harms farming itselfNot yetSort ofGot it
• Compare reforestation and rewilding as conservation strategiesNot yetSort ofGot it
• Explain the chain of reasoning behind eating less meat as a conservation actionNot yetSort ofGot it

Test yourself

Cover the answer, say it out loud, then check the full quiz on the lesson page.

• What does the term deforestation mean?
• The conversion of land to farmland has what effect on biodiversity?
• Which strategy is most likely to have the biggest impact on reducing habitat loss?

Topic quiz

11 questions on this topic only — not mixed with anything else, one at a time.

Spelling challenge

Read the definition, then type the correct spelling of the term. Uses the same terms as above.