Causes of deforestation (Sec 1)

Define deforestation.

• the growing of crops on the rooftop

• the cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.

• the setting up of factories in an urban area

Agriculture refers to the growing of crops and raising of animals to provide (a)   .

____________ farmers grow crops for their own use.

• Subsistence

• Commercial

Commercial farming refers to the growing of crops for (a)   .

The photograph shows _______________.

• pineapple plantation

• cocoa plantation

• oil palm plantation

• coconut plantation

People are cutting forests to grow __________ in Indonesia and Malaysia,

• Apple trees

• Palm oil trees

• Mango trees

• Rubber trees

The growing of ____________ are the biggest causes of deforestation?

• palm oil and soy bean

• palm oil and brazil nuts

• soy bean and brazil nuts

• cotton and palm oil

Large areas of rainforest are cleared to create land for cattle to ________.

• roam

• graze

• stay

• sleep

The leading country of beef and soy exports is _____________.

• USA

• Brazil

• India

• China

What is the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest?

• Logging

• Small-scale agriculture

• Large-scale agriculture

• Cattle ranching