Causes and rate of Deforestation

3. This type of farming allows the land to regain its fertility, enabling vegetation to regrow in the future. It is a method often used by indigenous community.
6. Calculation of rate of deforestation allows people to _________ the number of years it will take for the rainforest to disappear entirely (if the rate is constant)
7. This island supplies most of the timber used by Japan in making furniture or construction of buildings
8. Deforestation was carried out in Singapore between 1819 to 2006 for the purpose of land ___________, to allow the building of houses and industries.
10. This mine in Brazil has rich variety of mineral resources, which caused part of the Amazon to be cleared to facilitate mining and transportation of these minerals.

1. Cattle ranching has caused many areas of tropical rainforest to be cleared. This is due to the demand of beef from _____________.
2. This type of logging refers to cutting down trees for timber, which are used to make furniture and buildings materials.
4. Increased demands for timber have led to _______ logging, where companies cut down large numbers of trees without permit.
5. Large areas of tropical rainforest have been cleared to create land for cattle to ____________.
9. Large areas of this rainforest have been cleared and converted into soya bean farms.