FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION
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Question
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What is a cause of deforestation?
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car emissions
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logging and mining
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oil spills
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over population
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture – small-scale and large-scale farming. Logging – cutting of trees for use as raw material. Mining and urban expansion – clearing of forest area for the construction of infrastructure.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mining is generally very destructive to the environment. It is one of the main causes of deforestation. In order to mine, trees and vegetation are cleared and burned. With the ground completely bare, large scale mining operations use huge bulldozers and excavators to extract the metals and minerals from the soil.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main causes of natural deforestation are droughts, exotic animals, forest fires, climate change, floods and overpopulation of foreign animals.
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