Which of the following is true of deforestation and farming the cleared land in the Amazon?

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The practice damages biodiversty in one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.Deforestation increases pollution and toxic runoff from farming.Timber and farming creates big profits for some people, so deforestation is hard to stop.

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