Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 7

What harm is caused by building roads into previously inaccessible forests? Distinguish among harvesting trees by using selective cutting, clear-cutting, and strip cutting. Define deforestation. What is the estimated rate of deforestation worldwide? In what parts of the world is deforestation of the greatest concern? What are the major causes of tropical deforestation?