Wildfires caused by humans can happen because of arson, discarded cigarettes, and sparks from power equipment. When the conditions are right, wildfires can be caused by the fragments of hot rifle bullets. Wooded areas that have been cleared by logging are often covered by grasses that catch fire easily. By far, though, the majority of wildfires are caused by lightning strikes. There are several ways that humans can start wildfires, but most wildfires have natural causes.
Human activity is the main cause of wildfires, though sometimes they begin naturally.
Lightning strikes only cause wildfires when humans are not able to prevent them.
Wildfires destroy animal homes as well as human homes, regardless of how they start. 100 POINTS

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.