B. It encouraged exploration for a new trade route
Deforestation<span>, clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of </span>deforestation<span> include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated </span>deforestation<span> occurs in tropical rainforests.</span>
Answer: 32+17= -49
You have to just subtract those numbers then add them together.