Deforestation in Africa

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Which of these is one cause of deforestation? Making room for roads and heavy equipment, Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays, Overbreeding birds in the wild, Cutting down the tree in your backyard

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Making room for roads and heavy equipment

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What is deforestation?

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Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

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Deforestation is a result of

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rain forest timber being exported all over the world

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Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

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true

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What is the leading cause of deforestation?

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Commercial logging

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What does deforestation effect?

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All of the above

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According to the United Nations, which country has lost 55% of its forests due to commercial logging? Options: Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Nigeria

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New Guinea and Cameroon have lost _________ due to deforestation.

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rain forests

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This is the destruction of trees and other vegetation

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deforestation

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Which is NOT a cause of deforestation in Africa? Options: clearing land for farms, logging, urban growth, Foreign Aid Programs

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Foreign Aid Programs