Multipurpose tree

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/multipurpose-tree

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Multipurpose tree known for?Essential for agroforestry, climate change mitigation, poverty reduction, and enhancing rural livelihoods
2. Why do multipurpose trees help the soil?Their deep roots hold the soil together, stop it from washing away, and add nutrients when leaves fall.
3. Where do multipurpose trees grow?They grow in warm places with lots of rain, like Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, and can live in forests, grasslands, or even bad lands.

Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Carbon Sequestration: The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to reduce its presence in the atmosphere.
Agroforestry Systems: Land-use practices that intentionally integrate trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock on the same land management unit.
Food Security: The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.