Question

What are the major causes of deforestation?

Answer 1

major causes of deforestation

1) population increase

2) industrialization

3) urbanization

4) road constructing

5) mining
 

Answer 2

Explanation:

There are a lot of factors responsible for the deforestation:

• Agricultural Expansion: This is one of the major cause for the deforestation, the conversion of the forests into the agricultural lands.
• Population increase: The overpopulation is one of the major cause of the deforestation as the rise in population demands for more land for living.
• Floods: Floods are also a major cause of deforestation as the high flow of water takes away all the rich soil from the topmost layer of the earth and leave the land barren, which can not be further used for any purpose.
• Cattle Grazing: 80% of the all forest land is cleared for the cattle grazing majorly in Brazil where the land is cleared for the large commercial herds.
• Commercial logging: Commercial logging involves cutting of the forest trees fast for the manufacturing of furniture etc.