Question

Read these sentences from the text.

People had to cut down many trees to feed these wasteful fires. The production of charcoal led to deforestation in some parts of the world.

Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word deforestation?
A.
the growth of residential areas

B.
experiments with new fuels

C.
an expansion of industry

D.
the heavy removal of trees

Answer 1

D. the heavy removal of trees.

Context: charcoal production required cutting down many trees, which is deforestation — large-scale removal of forest cover.