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William's and Julia's Habitat loss project

Habitat loss is a big issue around the great lakes. When settlers came they destroyed forest for farm areas. Later loggers decimated even more. Even more trees were cut down to make room for cities and factories. In all, over half of the habitat surrounding the great lakes was gone. Ttoday many people are trying to rebuild the habitat by growing new trees in place of the ones they cut down. Because of this, the forests are growing instead of shrinking.

Wetlands were lost as the great lakes region was developed. Wetlands are usually marshes, bogs, and swamps. For a variety of wildlife wetlands are also a type of habitat. They also during storms to control the flooding. In recent years people began to see the importance of wetland habitats.

VOCABULARY: Habitat: natural environment in which plants or animals live. Region: defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas. Wetland: wet soil all year long.

Questions:

1. How many trees have been cut down? a. 1/2 b. 1/3 c. 1/4 d. all of them