GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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the contamination of the air by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources
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When vehicle exhaust and factory smoke (air pollution) combine with fog; a gray-brown haze
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The process of planting more trees
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The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land
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Detailed explanation-1: -Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forested land. Throughout history and into modern times, forests have been razed to make space for agriculture and animal grazing, and to obtain wood for fuel, manufacturing, and construction. Deforestation has greatly altered landscapes around the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities.
Detailed explanation-3: -deforestation, the clearing or thinning of forests by humans. Deforestation represents one of the largest issues in global land use. Estimates of deforestation traditionally are based on the area of forest cleared for human use, including removal of the trees for wood products and for croplands and grazing lands.