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GCSE Geography · key term
Cutting down trees to obtain timber.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 3.1.2.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Causes and Impacts of Deforestation in Tropical RainforestsLogging supplies tropical hardwoods for sale. In Malaysia, selective logging is common: selected valuable trees are removed rather than every tree in an area. However, access roads and settlements associated with logging also require clearance.
Specification 3.5 · Paper 1
removes trees for timber and paper products. In the Amazon, valuable hardwoods such as can be sold for furniture. The prospect of income encourages companies to harvest trees.
Explain linked causes: a logging road can allow settlement, which creates further demand for farmland.
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Paper 3
The cutting down of trees to obtain timber.
Revise: Threats to rainforestsLogging can open up a forest, roads can make it accessible, and farming or mining can then replace the remaining trees. Understanding these connections is more useful than treating each cause as completely separate.