Question

Analyze the regional deforestation rates between 2015 and 2020.

1. Africa experienced the highest annual rate of deforestation during 2015-2020.
2. South America's annual deforestation rate was higher than Asia's during this period.
3. Asia had the highest annual deforestation rate among the listed continents.
4. Europe and North America had the highest rates of deforestation.

• A. All
• B. i, ii
• C. ii only
• D. i only

Answer 1

Answer:

B. i, ii

• Ten countries account for two-thirds of the global forest area, also including Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Peru and India (in descending order).

• An estimated 420 million ha of forests was converted to other land uses between 1990 and 2020.

• The rate of deforestation declined over the period, from 15.8 million ha per year in 1990-2000 to 10.2 million ha per year in 2015-2020.

• The annual rates of deforestation in 2015-2020 were 4.41 million ha in Africa, 2.95 million ha in South America and 2.24 million ha in Asia