Why are trees so important ?

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are important in our modern day lives but some people do not know this. Trees produce furniture, paper and fuel. So you get alot of the things you use from trees. You would not have furniture. You would not have paper and you would not have fuel if you did not have trees.

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provide us with clean air. They take in carbon dioxide (bad air) and let out oxygen (clean air). This is why trees are called the lungs of the world. Carbon dioxide is made by humans and animals when they breathe out.It is also made from burning coal and other fuels.

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provide shelter and food for our wildlife. Like the squirrel birds and spiders.

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have an important effect on the worlds climate. Large areas of woodland (forests or woods) act as a giant sponge,taking in heavy rainfall from the ground, then letting it out gradually through their leaves.This water then falls again as rain.This cycle prevents flooding and droughts.

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