See How Much You Know About Deforestation

The Amazon Rainforest gives way to farmland in Brazil’s northern Para state.
The Amazon Rainforest gives way to farmland in Brazil’s northern Para state. Nacho Doce/Reuters

Test your knowledge of deforestation, from its role in climate change to efforts to combat it.

February 5, 2019 9:00 am (EST)

The Amazon Rainforest gives way to farmland in Brazil’s northern Para state.
The Amazon Rainforest gives way to farmland in Brazil’s northern Para state. Nacho Doce/Reuters
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Test your knowledge of countries, history, economics, foreign policy, and more.

With the recent election of President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, some of the country’s longstanding efforts to slow the disappearance of the Amazon Rainforest have been thrown into doubt. Find out how much you know about the effects of deforestation around the world.

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