1. describe deforestation. 2. list one cause of deforestation and the effect associated with that cause. 3. describe urbanization. 4. list one cause of urbanization and the effect associated with that cause. 5. describe desertification. 6. list one cause and the effect associated with that cause.

1..Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization

2...To make more land available for housing and urbanizationTo harvest timber to create commercial items such as paper, furniture and homes To create ingredients that are highly prized consumer items, such as the oil from palm treesTo create room for cattle ranching 

3.. Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, "the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas", and the ways in which each society adapts to the change.[

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