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deforestation

The widespread destruction of the world's forests. One of the largest areas of destruction are the tropical rainforests. These forest are cut down for the hardwood lumber, to clear space for farming, for building settlements, and for grazing animals. land bridge

Subject: 
World History [1]
Vocabulary: 
Human & Physical Geography [2]

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