EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Deforestation is when humans remove or thin forests for lumber or to use the land where the trees stood for crops, grazing, extraction (mining, oil, or gas), or development as the population increases and people migrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deforestation. Without plant cover, erosion can occur and sweep the land into rivers. The agricultural plants that often replace the trees cannot hold onto the soil and many of these plants, such as coffee, cotton, palm oil, soybean and wheat, can actually worsen soil erosion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deforestation means cutting of trees. When trees are cut, the soil becomes loose. When there is heavy rainfall or flood, the soil being loose is washed away and this leads to soil erosion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion, wood extraction (e.g., logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal), and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Slash-and-Burn Agriculture. Rainforest Destruction for Commercial Plantations. Population Pressures on Forests. Valuable and Endangered Tree Species. Broader Effects of Deforestation. 22-Nov-2019