Question

the environmental impact of clearing large patches of forests for cultivation of crops is called​

Answer 1

Answer:

soil pollution

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Answer 2

Environmental impact of clearing forests for agricultural land

Explanation:

• Increase rate of cutting the forests impact on the environment and many forests are transformed into agricultural land to fulfill the increasing demand of the population.

• Cutting the forests affects the wild lives as forest is their ultimate home.

• Application of chemical  pesticides decreases the fertility of the soil and causes soil pollution.

• Cutting forests cause great damage in the environment as air pollution occur due to lack of trees that helps to pure the air.

• This also impacts on the season and climate change,rainfall etc.

• Temperature increase due to cutting of forests and transforming it into agricultural land.
• Scarcity of water takes place and those organisms that are depend upon the tress are in great danger.
• Thus clearing large patches of forests causes great damage in the ecosystem.