Brazil IndonesiaCongoIndiaBased on Goode Base Map (S.R. Eyre 1968)EPA/NewscomNRSC/Photo Researchers, Inc.
Mattias Klum/NG Image Collectiona. Distribution of Tropical Rain Forests.
Rain forests (green areas) occur in Central
and South America, Africa, and Southeast
Asia. Much of the remaining forested area
is highly fragmented. The three countries
with the largest area of tropical rain
forest are outlined.d. Tropical Deforestation for Fuelwood.
A Karbi tribesman hauls his collected
firewood home near Guwahati, India.
About 94 percent of wood removed from
Indian forests is burned as fuel.b. Human Settlements along
a Road in Brazil’s Tropical
Rain Forest.
This satellite photograph
shows numerous smaller roads
extending perpendicularly
from the main roads. As
farmers settle along the roads,
they clear out more and
more forest (dark green) for
croplands and pastures (tans
and pinks).c. Deforestation Due to Agriculture. Trees are stripped and burned in
Malaysian Borneo to make room for an oil palm plantation. Palm
oil—used worldwide for cooking, manufacture of processed foods,
and biodiesel—is a major export crop for Malaysia and Indonesia.Environmental InSight ✓✓THE PLANNER
Tropical deforestation
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