Identify the factors that contribute to deforestation in central america, south america, and the caribbean.

a.) volcanoes
b.) land ownership regulations
c.) flooding
d.) economic growth
e.) agricultural expansion

(B) land ownership regulations, (D) Economical growth and (E) agricultural expansion

Explanation:

 The economical growth, agricultural expansion and the land ownership are the main cause of the deforestation in the Caribbean, south and central america. The agricultural expansion contributed in the deforestation process as it include extraction of the wood, urbanization.

Deforestation has disposed of environment for many species. The 80% of Earth's territory creatures and the plants live in the woods. The poor economical growth condition increased the rate of the deforestation.

the correct answers are:

a - pacific plate;

it is the biggest oceanic tectonic plate. surrounded on all sides by continental tectonic plates, it is submerging and gradually becoming smaller and smaller.

b - north american plate;

huge continental plate, occupying big portion of the northern hemisphere.

c -eurasian plate;

alongside the north american plate, it is one of the two dominant continental plates in the northern hemisphere.

d - indian plate;

a small continental plate, that has been part of gondwanaland initially, but after the break up of it, moved towards northeast and pushed into the eurasian plate that was once part of laurasia.