Answer:
Trees are cut to make land available for growth of cities and farms. ( A )
Step-by-step explanation:
population growth is the increase in the number of people living in community or region through the birth of new born or through Migration of people and animals from one place to another.
As the population of a region increases the demand for basic necessities of life like: Food, house, clothing will increase proportionally. and the ecosystem of the region bears the burden of such increase. cutting down of trees to provide for such necessities like shelter/house and food and even clothing will have an adverse effect on the forests in the surroundings where this population growth is taking place.
planting of trees by schools or by individuals to expand forests for recreational activities are not direct effects of population growth but effects of environmental policies.