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Mass tourism is a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same place often at the same time of year. It is the most (29) _______ form of tourism as it is often the cheapest way to go on holiday and it (30) _______ many people every year. This kind of tourism has both advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, mass tourism creates jobs for local people, and helps develop the (31) _______as a whole. It is also a very good way to (32) _______ local cultures to the world and in turn local people can learn about and understand other cultures.

On the other hand, mass tourism can seriously (33) _______ the environment. When too many people visit one place at a time, it increases the amount of rubbish and pollution. Communities can also be affected if visitors do not respect local (34) _______ and customs.

Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They help produce clean water and air, and provide people with jobs. About 13 million people across the world have a job in the forest industry and another 41 milion have a job that is related to it. Many animals also rely on forests. Eighty percent of the world's land-based animals, such as elephants and rhinos, live in forests. Forests also play an important role in reducing climate change by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, thus making the air cleaner.

However, deforestation has put forests in many parts of the world at risk. This is mostly caused by human activities. For example, in the Amazon around 17% of the forest has boon lost in the last 50 years mostly because people cut down trees to make room for more farms. Besides, wood trade is another direct cause of deforestation. Every year around 15 billion trees are cut down and used for paper and wood products. Climate change is also responsible for this problem. Extreme weather events like wildfires and floods destroy much of the world's forests every year.