SO245.2.1 Social Impact of Technology4_04 EcologyDeforestationAccording to the online Cambridge Dictionary, deforestation is defined as the cutting down of trees in a large area or the destruction of forests by the people. Deforestation can lead to many grave effects for the future generation if not taken seriously in the present. Such an activity can disrupt the carbon cycle, disrupts the water cycle and is related to declining species of diversity.The trees act as a sink for carbon dioxide. It absorbs the carbon dioxide in the ear. With deforestation that function is greatly reduced. When trees die they emit carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Trees and forest balance the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through a process called photosynthesis in which plants make their own food with carbon dioxide. With deforestation trees would be absent so the atmosphere would be
