Question:<em> This is the removal of trees and the conversion of forest lands to farmlands, logged areas, or cities.</em>
Answer: <em>Deforestation</em>
<em>Definition/Example: </em>
<em>Def. The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
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<em>Ex. "a key aim is to try to halt widespread deforestation in the Amazon"</em>
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