Which has the maximum rate of deforestation?
A
Tropical Zone
B
Desert Zone
C
Temperate Zone
D
Northern Forest
Correct Answer: Tropical Zone
Maximum deforestation occurs in tropical zone mostly in Amazon rain forests due to animal (cattle)ranching equalling 14% of world's total annual deforestation. A 1991 study shows 90% of deforested tropical regions becoming farms or ranchland, while only 10% is replanted for future timber harvests.