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Deforestation Causes & Scale

Understand the causes and scale of rainforest deforestation — cattle ranching (largest driver in the Amazon), soy and palm oil plantations, logging for timber, and mining — and know that approximately 10 million hectares of forest are lost…

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Question 1 of 3

You are preparing a short paragraph about why rainforests are disappearing. Which of the following three‑item lists includes three of the biggest reasons trees are being cut down?

Question 2 of 3

Scientists estimate that each year about how many million hectares of forest are lost around the world?

Question 3 of 3

A recent report says that the Amazon rainforest lost 2 million hectares of trees last year, which represents about one‑fifth of the total forest area lost worldwide each year. How many million hectares of forest are lost around the globe each year?

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