Question

instead of clear - cutting land and moving on, a local lumber business decides to start farming trees: cutting some of the trees and planting the fields they have just cut with saplings. compared to the old method of clear - cutting, the impact this new strategy will have on the environment is best described as what?
a. positive, since the lumber company will immediately make more money
b. negative, since it is destroying much of the environment
c. negative, since it is a sustainable plan to use a renewable resource
d. positive, since it is a sustainable plan to use a renewable resource

Explanation:

• Option A: Focuses on money, not environmental impact.
• Option B: Incorrect as the new method is better than clear - cutting.
• Option C: Contradicts as a sustainable plan for a renewable resource is positive.
• Option D: Correct. Tree - farming (cutting some trees and replanting) is a sustainable way. Trees are a renewable resource (can regrow if managed properly), and this plan is better for the environment than clear - cutting (which can lead to soil erosion, loss of habitat etc.).

Answer:

D. Positive, since it is a sustainable plan to use a renewable resource