Question

Destruction of trees and forests is called deforestation. Deforestation is the cause of ________.

1. Decrease in rainfall
2. Increase in soil erosion
3. Greenhouse effect
4.  All of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 :  All of the above

The correct answer is All of the Above.

 

• Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides the forest.
• This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing or using the timber for fuel, construction, or manufacturing. 

 

• They are home to 80% of terrestrial biodiversity, containing a wide array of trees, plants, animals, and microbes.
• Trees also absorb carbon dioxide, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activity. As climate change continues, trees play an important role in carbon sequestration or the capture and storage of excess carbon dioxide.
• Tropical trees alone are estimated to provide about 23% of the climate mitigation that's needed to offset climate change, according to the World Resources Institute, a nonprofit global research institute.
• Deforestation leads to reduced rainfall because it leads to a reduction in the natural recycling of moisture from the soils. This recycling takes place through vegetation and returns back in the form of rainfall.