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Case study Amazon, deforestation
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- 1What is logging?Timber being harvested to create commercial items such as furniture and paper
- 2how does logging affect the environment?Logging destroys biodiversity through deforestation
- 3What is agriculture?Large scale "slash and burn" of land for ranches (cattle) and palm oil plantations
- 4How does agriculture affect the environment?Increases the carbon emission levels, river saltation and soil erosion increases due to large areas of exposed land, soil infertile due to palm oil plantations
- 5What is mineral extraction?When precious metals are mined in the rainforest
- 6How does mineral extraction affect the environment?Areas mined can experience soil and water contamination
- 7What is mass tourism?Building of hotels in extremely vulnerable areas to appeal to people willing to go on holiday and spend money
- 8how has tourism affected the environment?Through exposing animals to human diseases making them ill
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