1. Nature’s Fury Forest Fires

2. What is a forest fire?

3. YearNumber of FiresAcres Burned 201028, 1321, 365, 787 200946, 1581, 849, 994 200832, 5641, 783, 282 200744, 1791, 678, 839 200653, 5633, 187, 940

4. What causes a forest fire?

5. Lightning can strike a tree and start a forest fire.

6. What are the effects of forest fires?

7. Forest fires affect our atmosphere and create their own weather systems.

8. How can you prevent forest fires?

9. Smokey The Bear Only you can prevent forest fires!

10. Interesting Facts

11. World Continent Map Forest Fires occur on every continent except Antarctica because it has no dry ground material to burn. Areas with a wet, rainy season are more likely to have forest fires.

12. Review Quiz 1.You can prevent a forest fire by not playing with matches. True or False 2.Forest fires occur on all continents. True or False 3.Forest fires destroy millions of acres of land yearly. True or False

13. Glossary Arson – when someone intentionally starts a fire to damage land or property Extinguish – to put out a fire Vegetation – plants and plant life

14. Works Cited Year to date statistics: http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm Smokey the Bear image and research: http://www.smokeybear.com/design-resources.asp http://www.smokeybear.com/design-resources.asp Forest Fire image: www.people.fas.harvard.edu www.people.fas.harvard.edu Continent Map: www4.uwm.edu Lightning starting fire: www.solarnavigator.net www.solarnavigator.net Forest Fire with firemen images and research: http://members.multimania.co.uk/NaturalHazards/FFires.h tml http://members.multimania.co.uk/NaturalHazards/FFires.h tml