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- 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.
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- 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.