Deforestation and Agriculture

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Deforestation and Agriculture Lesson 73

Practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals. Agriculture

Farms In 2012, the United States had 2.1 million farms 915 million acres

Popular crops Around the world, forests are giving way to plantations for oil palm, soy, coffee, tea, and rice among many other crops.

What is causing forest conversion? 1. Rising demand 2. Cheap land, labor, and government subsidies 3. Poorly implemented environmental regulations 4. Global trade arrangements and trade barriers

Deforestation Consequences loss of biodiversity increases greenhouse gas emissions disrupts the water cycle increases soil erosion decreases the natural beauty of an area.