SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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50 million acres
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40 million acres
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5 million acres
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60 million acres
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Detailed explanation-1: -That is over 150 acres lost every minute of every day, and 78 million acres are lost every year!
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, they said, the Amazon rainforest, which is around 5.5 million square kilometres, could shift to “a savannah-type ecosystem with a mix of trees and grass” in just 49 years while the Caribbean coral reefs, approximately 20, 000 square kilometres, would become bleached and sparsely populated in just 15 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -1 BILLION hectares cut down in 40 years In just 40 years, a forest area the size of Europe has gone. Half of the world’s rainforest has been destroyed in just one century. If we don’t act and the current rates of deforestation continue, the world’s rainforests will be gone in 100 years.