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Trees are the lungs of our planet.

Absorbing carbon dioxide, and producing oxygen for us to breath, trees are essential to our survival.

However, there are many social, emotional and economic benefits to trees -as well as the environmental benefits- that may be less obvious.

Firstly, trees make us happy. Studies have shown that spending time around trees, and in green spaces helps to reduce anxiety and stress, leading to a healthier, happier you.

In education, children who spend more time in nature tend to learn faster in school.

Streets that have many trees are cooler, and have a calming effect on traffic, helping to reduce collisions; the trees also absorb some of the noise made by vehicles.

Trees help to improve the quality of the air we breathe -not only by producing oxygen- but by filtering harmful dust and pollutants such as carbon monoxide.

Tree can also absorb excess water in the environment, which helps to reduce the damage caused by flooding.

Many species of wildlife depend on trees for habitat. Trees provide food, protection, and homes for many birds and other animals.

Trees can also help to save money on your bills. This is done by reducing your cooling costs in the summer by shading the south and west sides of your home. If deciduous trees are used, they will allow the sun to pass through and warm your home in the winter.

And finally, a home surrounded by healthy trees can sell for up to 10% more than a home without, increasing the resale value of your home significantly. 

Vocabulary bank:

lung - noun either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

absorb - verb cause to become one with; engage or engross wholly; take up mentally; assimilate or take in; take in, also metaphorically; become imbued; take up, as of debts or payments; suck or take up or in; engross (oneself) fully

produce - verb create or manufacture a man-made product; bring forth or yield; cause to happen, occur or exist; bring out for display; bring onto the market or release; 

essential - adj. basic and fundamental; absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed; absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; noun anything indispensable

survival - noun something that survives; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; a state of surviving; remaining alive

social - adj. marked by friendly companionship with others; living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind

emotional - adj. of more than usual emotion; determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; of or pertaining to emotion; (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; extravagantly demonstrative

economic - adj. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; financially rewarding

benefit - noun something that aids or promotes well-being; a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; financial assistance in time of need; verb be beneficial for; derive a benefit from

environmental - adj. concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings

obvious - adj. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

anxiety - noun a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune; a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders

stress - noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

tend - verb manage or run; have care of or look after; have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

calming - adj. causing to become tranquil; freeing from fear and anxiety; noun the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

effect - noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

collision - noun an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

quality - noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth.

filter - verb remove by passing through a filter; pass through; run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

harmful - adj. injurious to physical or mental health

dust - noun fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

pollutant - noun waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

excess - adj. more than is needed, desired, or required.

species - noun a specific kind of something; (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

wildlife - noun all living things (except people) that are undomesticated

habitat - noun the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs

provide - verb - supply means of subsistence.

protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.

shading - noun a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades; graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

deciduous - adj. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth

surrounded - adj. confined on all sides

resale - noun the selling of something purchased

significantly - adv. in a significant manner; in a statistically significant way; in an important way or to an important degree