Question

place each sentence in the correct box of the diagram to explain the effects of deforestation. effects of deforestation in a process known as deforestation: drop here drop here sun bakes the earth into hard clay. drop here drop here drop here options forests are cut down. wind and rain erodes the topsoil. poor soil with few nutrients is left behind. people have less food to eat and trade. fewer crops can be grown.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the cause - effect chain of deforestation:

Step 1: Start of the process

The process of deforestation begins with the cutting down of forests. So the first box (left - most top) should have "Forests are cut down".

Step 2: Immediate effect of deforestation on soil

After forests are cut down, the topsoil is exposed. Wind and rain then erode this topsoil. So the box to the right of "Forests are cut down" should have "Wind and rain erodes the topsoil".

Step 3: Effect of topsoil erosion

When the topsoil is eroded, the soil that is left behind is poor in nutrients. So the box below "Wind and rain erodes the topsoil" (the one with "Sun bakes the earth into hard clay" is in the middle, so the box to the left of "Sun bakes the earth into hard clay") should have "Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind".

Step 4: Effect of poor soil on agriculture

With poor soil, fewer crops can be grown. So the box below "Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind" should have "Fewer crops can be grown".

Step 5: Effect of less crop production on people

If fewer crops are grown, people will have less food to eat and trade. So the box to the right of "Fewer crops can be grown" should have "People have less food to eat and trade".

So the correct placement (from top - left to bottom - right, following the arrows) is:

1. Top - left box: Forests are cut down
2. Top - right box (next to top - left): Wind and rain erodes the topsoil
3. Middle - left box (left of "Sun bakes the earth into hard clay"): Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind
4. Middle - left box below that: Fewer crops can be grown
5. Bottom - right box (next to "Fewer crops can be grown"): People have less food to eat and trade

The final answer (showing the order of placement):

1. Top - left: Forests are cut down
2. Top - right: Wind and rain erodes the topsoil
3. Middle - left (left of "Sun bakes..."): Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind
4. Middle - left (below the above): Fewer crops can be grown
5. Bottom - right: People have less food to eat and trade

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the cause - effect chain of deforestation:

Step 1: Start of the process

The process of deforestation begins with the cutting down of forests. So the first box (left - most top) should have "Forests are cut down".

Step 2: Immediate effect of deforestation on soil

After forests are cut down, the topsoil is exposed. Wind and rain then erode this topsoil. So the box to the right of "Forests are cut down" should have "Wind and rain erodes the topsoil".

Step 3: Effect of topsoil erosion

When the topsoil is eroded, the soil that is left behind is poor in nutrients. So the box below "Wind and rain erodes the topsoil" (the one with "Sun bakes the earth into hard clay" is in the middle, so the box to the left of "Sun bakes the earth into hard clay") should have "Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind".

Step 4: Effect of poor soil on agriculture

With poor soil, fewer crops can be grown. So the box below "Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind" should have "Fewer crops can be grown".

Step 5: Effect of less crop production on people

If fewer crops are grown, people will have less food to eat and trade. So the box to the right of "Fewer crops can be grown" should have "People have less food to eat and trade".

So the correct placement (from top - left to bottom - right, following the arrows) is:

1. Top - left box: Forests are cut down
2. Top - right box (next to top - left): Wind and rain erodes the topsoil
3. Middle - left box (left of "Sun bakes the earth into hard clay"): Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind
4. Middle - left box below that: Fewer crops can be grown
5. Bottom - right box (next to "Fewer crops can be grown"): People have less food to eat and trade

The final answer (showing the order of placement):

1. Top - left: Forests are cut down
2. Top - right: Wind and rain erodes the topsoil
3. Middle - left (left of "Sun bakes..."): Poor soil with few nutrients is left behind
4. Middle - left (below the above): Fewer crops can be grown
5. Bottom - right: People have less food to eat and trade