Developers decide to build an outdoor shopping complex and two future housing developments by cutting down acres of local woods. Which type(s) of human activity is taking place in this example?

Building a shopping complex and housing developments expands developed areas into land that was previously wooded, which is urban sprawl. Cutting down the woods is deforestation. Since both activities are happening, the best answer is urban sprawl and deforestation.

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