Why are the rainforests of of the Amazon basin disappearing?
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Because of Deforestation, the rain-forest of the Amazon basin is disappearing. Explanation: The Amazon Basin is a portion of South America evacuated by the tributaries and Amazon River. It stretches from the Brazilian mountains on the south side to the Guiana Mountains on the north side.
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Cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. In Brazil, this has been the case since at least the 1970s: government figures attributed 38 percent of deforestation from 1966-1975 to large-scale cattle ranching. Today the figure in Brazil is closer to 70 percent.
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