Question

Identify two human activities that have caused depletion of forest resources

Answer 1

1) Industrialization
2) Urbanization
3) Expansion of roads
4) Construction of large sized dams

Answer 2

The two human activities that have caused the depletion of forest resources are deforestation and agriculture.

Deforestation

• The large-scale removal of trees from forests (or other places) to make way for human activity is known as deforestation.
• It poses a severe threat to the ecosystem since it can lead to soil erosion, habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, and water cycle disruptions.
• Another factor causing climate change and global warming is deforestation.

Agriculture

• Slash-and-burn, one of the most harmful types of agriculture, causes extensive loss of forests.
• It entails burning a sizable portion of forest land and then planting crops on the same soil (which is now fertilized by the ashes of the burnt trees).
• The number of cattle required to produce meat increases along with the world's demand for meat. As a result, millions of acres of uncultivated land are cleared each year to make place for feed crops and grazing pastures because these animals need space and food.

Hence, the two human activities that have caused the depletion of forest resources are deforestation and agriculture.

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