PLS HELP! I GIVE BRAINLIEST TO WHOEVER GIVES ME THE BEST ANSWER WITH REASONING! How does population growth cause deforestation in Africa?

A. More people gather food from the forests.

B. More farmland is needed to feed the population.

C. More wood is needed to build skyscrapers.

D. More businesses clear land to build factories.

The results illustrate strong empirical evidence that high population growth of local residents increases deforestation through expansion of agricultural land. The results show that a 1 percent increase in population growth increases the deforestation rate by 2.7 percent through the increase in agricultural land.

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B

Explanation:

As we already know Africa is not very industrial.

A? WRONG. They do not typically gather from forests since there isn't much there.

C? They do not have many skyscrapers in Africa and they are built out of metal.

D? Not many factories.

B is correct because food brings humans + procreation meaning more humans. Humans + food = More humans = Need more food.

the answer to this question is d