square kilometers has been destroyed since 1978.

Definitions

750,000

cattle ranching- the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool

large scale agriculture- enlarge farms as a business enterprise rather than as a unit size suited to single family management

small-scale agriculture- production of crops and livestock on a small-piece of land such as family pieces of land that is characterized by intensive labour

lodging- cutting of trees or logs and moving wood to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard.

deforestation- the clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land

human-environment interaction- people learn to use what the environment offers them and to change that environment for their needs

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