Modification of land and waterways Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The "fishbone pattern" is a result of the roads in the forest created by loggers. Humans place high demand on land not only to build urban centers, but also to build surrounding suburban areas for housing. Land is also allocated for agriculture to sustain the growing population of the city. Expanding cities and suburban areas necessitate corresponding deforestation to meet the land-use and resource requirements of urbanization. Key examples of this are Deforestation in the United States and Brazil .
Modification of land and waterways 250px|Deforestation in Europe. Humans place high demand on land not only to build urban centers, but also to build surrounding suburban areas for housing. Land is also allocated for agriculture to sustain the growing population of the city. Expanding cities and suburban areas necessitate corresponding deforestation to meet the land-use and resource requirements of urbanization. Key examples of this are Deforestation in the United States and Europe .
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Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The "fishbone pattern" is a result of the roads in the forest created by loggers.
250px|Deforestation in Europe.
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