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[3] 次の英文は､森林伐採 (deforestation) が地球環境に与える影響に関してのレポートです。 英文
を読み、各問に答えなさい。 (*印の語(句) は注を参考にすること)
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The World Resources Institute (WRI) says the world lost 4.2 million hectares (of forest)land)
(in 2020) The total area affected was(about the size of The Netherlands.) The loss of forest)
(in 2020) was a 12 percent increase over 2019.
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How does deforestation affect climate? Climate change both causes forest loss, or
deforestation, and is caused by deforestation Scientists warn that climate change creates
hotter and drier climates. (18) a result, forests are more *vulnerable to fire and damaging
insects. Plants are also important because they take(in CO2 that causes climate change
cause
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Rod Taylor is head(of WRT's forest program.) He said forests hold large amounts of CO2)and
that losing them has serious effects ( 19 ) *biodiversity and the climate.
*The International Monetary Fund says that the world economy dropped by about 3.5 percent)
(in 2020) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But deforestation continued to increase. The WRI
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says this was possible because lockdowns limited governments' ability to create laws @ )
forest loss People may have also moved out of cities(into local areas.) However, the strongest
effects (of COVID-19)( ) forest loss) are probably still to come. WRI researcher Frances
Seymour said: "It's possible that governments will try to restart their economies (on the backs)
(of forests." Areas (near *the Earth's equator) lost a total of 12.2 million hectares) of forest(in
※形で等しい平等なという意味も持つ。
2020) This loss released the amount (of gas equal(( 20 ) 570 million cars). That is more than
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two times the number of cars on the roads in the United States.) Brazil saw the largest decrease
(in forests) The 1.7 million hectares lost was a 25 percent increase (from the previous year.)
There was some good news. Indonesia slowed its rate (of deforestation by 17 percent in 2020.
Palm oil, a vegetable oil, is a leading driver (of deforestation) Last year, the price of palm oil)
decreased, possibly affecting deforestation in Indonesia. (@) addition, experts say/the
that are stopping forest loss after damaging fires in 2015)
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