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Mikhail Banerji Geography GCSE English 4 cards

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1Amazing Amazon Facts• Home to 1000 species of bird and 60,000 species of plants.
• 10 million species of insects live in the Amazon
• It is home to 20 million people, who use the wood, cut down trees for farms and for cattle.
2Impacts of deforestation (economic development)•Brings in jobs and income
•Destroys resources in
the long term
•Livelihoods of
locals destroyed.
•2008 $6.9
billion from cattle
Mining gold causes mercury to poison the rivers.
3Soil erosionNutrients are washed away decreasing nutrients in the soil.
Rivers slit up.
Land left unprotected from heavy rain leads to landslides and flooding.
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Description: GCSE Geography Flashcards on Number1, created by Mikhail Banerji on 28/03/2023.
Created by: Mikhail Banerji
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