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What are the primary causes of deforestation?

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Agricultural expansion, livestock ranching, logging, infrastructure expansion, and overpopulation. 
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Answer:

The primary causes of deforestation are discussed below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The primary causes of deforestation are:

  • To make more land available for building houses and to build those houses they need timber which comes from trees so they cut the trees in large quantities.
  • To create ingredients that are highly expensive consumer items such as palm trees oil which is highly demanded.

Some other reason for deforestation are

  • Logging
  • Ranching
  • Farming
  • Road building
  • Mining

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