Answer:
Europeans removed the forests in Southeast Asia to take advantage of the region's resources.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Europeans discovered that the Southeast Asian region is rich in a number of natural resources ranging from firewood, teakwood to other highly precious minerals.
- To get hold of these resources and to fetch maximum economic gains, the Europeans carried out mass deforestations.
- Enormous wealth was driven out of forests and other mines that lied below these forests.