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Which has the maximum rate of deforestation?

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Correct Answer: Option A
Maximum deforestation occurs in tropical zone mostly in Amazon rain forests due to animal (cattle) ranching equalling 14% of world's total annual deforestation. A 1991 study shows 90% of deforested tropical regions becoming farms or ranchland, while only 10% is replanted for future timber harvests.
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