Name __________Davyous Melvin ___________________

Honors EES- Mr. Dillman

Date ___________
Period _________

The Truax
1. Why did the Guardbark want people to leave trees alone? Give at least two reasons.
Because humans disturb the habitats of animals and cut down too many trees
2.

Why did Truax think it was reasonable to cut some trees? Give at least two reasons.

Because he would replant the trees and would also use those resources for homes
3. Name three ways that Native Americans depended on trees. How did early American settlers use trees? Do we still need trees today?
Native Americans depend on trees for boats, homes, and weapons. American settlers used it for homes., and of course we use trees to this day
4.

Make a list of at least six products we use that come from trees.

Pencils, Homes, Surfboards, Skateboards, a shovel, bowls

5. Go back to your list. If we could not cut trees, we would have to use something else to make the products you listed. Beside each product, write
down what we could use to replace the product made from trees.
Clay which we could heat and use it for tools and everyday products
Plastic
6.

A "renewable" resource is something that can be "made new again". In other words, we can make more of the resource so that it never has to run
out. What does "nonrenewable" resource mean?
Nonrenewable means that there is only so much of it on earth and it get be made again naturally
7.

On your list of replacement products, did you have some products made from oil (like plastics)? Is oil a "renewable" resource or a "nonrenewable" resource?

Oil is a non-renewable source since it is made from old fossils

8. Did you have some replacement products made from metal? Is metal a "renewable" resource or a "non-renewable" resource?
Metal is a renewable source!
9. What does Truax and his friends do to make sure there are plenty of trees?
Replants 5 for every 1 tree they cut down
10. Truax and other US timber cutters do many things (like replanting and controlling forest fires) to make sure we have plenty of trees for the
future. How does that make you feel?
Great! We should really care about the earth we live on