The process of clearing forests to make fields was linked with what?

Correct answer: Agricultural expansion

Correct answer: C, agricultural expansion. Deforestation means the removal of trees and forest cover. When people or governments clear forests and turn the land into fields, the purpose is to increase the area under cultivation. More cultivated land can be used to grow food or commercial crops. During the colonial period, the demand for cultivated land increased because colonial governments wanted more agricultural production and more land revenue. Therefore, clearing forests for fields was directly connected with the expansion of agriculture. A is wrong because closing sea trade is unrelated to making fields. B is wrong because changing weather is not the process described; weather may be affected by environmental change, but it was not the aim here. D is wrong because sports events did not require large-scale forest clearance for cultivation. Memory cue: forest cleared, field created, agriculture expanded.