Question

Which of the following is the natural cause of deforestation?
(A) Urbanization
(B) Forest fires
(C) Agricultural activities
(D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Forest is the large group of the trees that serve as the habitat for the wildlife birds and animals and it also helps in the gathering of the rain. But nowadays, the trees are cut down for several reasons. Deforestation is the process of cutting down the trees in the forest.

Complete answer:
Forests are the significant resources that give and defend numerous regular assets in them. It delivers its own food and it also provides nourishment for the other creatures that rely upon it. It decreases the carbon dioxide level in the air and gives oxygen for the purpose of breathing different creatures. Deforestation is the way toward cutting down the forest. This chopping down of wood diminishes oxygen level in the air and expands carbon dioxide level. This causes an Earth-wide temperature boost and results in the increase of the ocean water level.

This additionally results in the adjustment in the atmosphere and climatic changes. This deforestation makes the animals move to the house settlement regions leaving their forest living space in the pursuit of the food and the water. The main reasons for deforestation are urbanization. It means that the forest is destroyed for the construction of homes, schools, colleges, industry, factories and other buildings. Forest fires are also another cause. Fire destroys the trees rapidly over a large area. Some of the forest lands are destroyed for the purpose of doing agricultural cultivation. Hence all the given Options are correct.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (D)

Note: The useful products from the forest includes oxygen for breathing, water through rainfall, timber, wood, rubber from the eucalyptus plant, honey, gum, food items leather, sandal wood etc. This is very useful in controlling the soil erosion by the roots holding the soil.