Question

cutting down trees on a large scale is called

Answer 1

The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called deforestation
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Answer 2

The process of cutting down the trees on a large scale is called as deforestation.

Explanation:

Deforestation is the root cause of all the environmental issues going around. Trees are essential to absorb all the greenhouse gases that overheat the environment. As we cut down the trees, the quantity of greenhouse gases increases in the environment.

This has an adverse effect and also causes ozone layer depletion. This also increases the chances of soil erosion.