I believe it was the spread of Christianity although increase trade was amazing. The Chinese did not want the spread of Christianity and was mostly a traditional area.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are all midwestern states
It passes through 13 countries, Ecuador, Colombia, brazil, sao tome, Gabon, congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati.
The answer is C. Bhutan, Laos.
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According to
https://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation/archive
Deforestation rates in Indonesia is much higher than in Papau New Guinea. This is likely because of Indonesia's overall corruption and Palm Tree Plantations.
Deforestation rates in Indonesia have an annual average increase of %1.61.
By comparison, Papua New guineas annual average deforestation rate is %0.44.
Papua New Guineas low deforestation rate is likely due to conservation programs such as the tree kangaroo conservation program and the YUS Conservation Area.
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