Causes of Deforestation

• Why is hydroelectric power popular in deforested land?

  Reservoirs
• Why is farming a cause of deforestation?

  Commercial (palm oil) and subsistence (slash & burn)
• What is logging in deforestation?

  Clearing forests for commercial purposes.
• What minerals can be found in the rainforest?


  Gold, diamonds, bauxite, iron ore.
• What is the transamazon highway?


  A road that has access into the Amazon Rainforest
• Why is settlements a cause of deforestation?


  People are encouraged by government to move to rural areas from cities