Question

Forests cover about 31% of the land on Earth. Sadly, that number is decreasing at a rapid rate. Deforestation, which is human-driven and natural loss of trees, is one of the main causes of this depletion. A natural loss of trees might come from a fire, for example, but deforestation done by humans is more common and involves removing trees to make room for something else. This can include clearing land for farming or using the wood from trees for fuel, construction, or manufacturing. Despite these potential economic benefits, deforestation should be stopped because forests are too important for people, animals, and the environment.

Please respond in a minimum of 2 sentences and respond to the following question. What is the author's main idea of this paragraph and what detail do they use to support the main idea? Please use the sentence starters below. There will be a point deduction for errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Answer 1

The author's main idea is that deforestation should be stopped because forests are essential for people, animals, and the environment. A detail used to support the main idea is that human-driven deforestation—such as clearing land for farming and using wood for fuel, construction, or manufacturing—is causing rapid loss of the forests that cover about 31% of the Earth's land.