Causes of deforestation

Question 1

Agriculture

Answer 1

Large-scale commercial farming , the growing of crops for sale on plantations,
Growing population →many trees cut down and burned → clear up the forest space to be used for agriculture → meet and profit from the increasing global and local demands.
Rearing cattle also requires large areas of land to allow the cows to graze and grow

Question 2

Logging

Answer 2

Cutting down of trees to obtain timber
Important resource for the production of furniture and other products.
Highly demanded → levels of logging for hardwoods has increased tremendously
Logging also negatively impacts the environment. It leaves soil vulnerable to erosion

Question 3

Mining

Answer 3

Gemstones found underneath many tropical rainforests → cleared out to allow the extraction of the resources.
Clearing the rainforests allow for the establishment of roads to the mines, for better accessibility and easier transportation