Delta State University                                                                                         Spring 2003

Sociology 492                                                                                Environment and Society

Writing Assignment No. 2

Due:  Wednesday, June 11

Instructions:  Prepare a two page essay on the topic identified below.  Be sure to develop an explanation or argument in your essay.  See the link from the course home page (http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/vp_academic/abarton/Soc492/Soc492Syllabus.htm) for further instructions on writing an essay.

Topic:  Identify two direct and two indirect causes of tropical deforestation.  Explain how each leads to deforestation, and what we lose as tropical deforestation accelerates.  Explain how rainforest chemicals might play a role in protecting rainforests and slowing deforestation.