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Mind Map by James Ardma, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by James Ardma
about 5 years ago
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HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE LITHOSPHERE
- Rapid growth In World Population
- LEADS TO: deterioration of vital components of biophysical environments
- LEADS TO: deterioration of vital components of biophysical environments
- Accelerated rate + extent of our impact
- Decrease in biodiversity
- Decrease in biodiversity
- LAND DEGRADATION
- 'The decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use'
- Land degradation encompasses soil degradation and the deterioration of natural landscapes and vegetation. It
includes the adverse effects of : overgrazing, excessive tillage (mechanical cultivation of agricultural soils by a
plough), erosion, sediment deposition, mining, urbanisation, disposal of industrial wastes, road construction,
decline of plant communities and the effects of poisonous plants of animals.
- Land degradation encompasses soil degradation and the deterioration of natural landscapes and vegetation. It
includes the adverse effects of : overgrazing, excessive tillage (mechanical cultivation of agricultural soils by a
plough), erosion, sediment deposition, mining, urbanisation, disposal of industrial wastes, road construction,
decline of plant communities and the effects of poisonous plants of animals.
- It affects soil, flora, fauna, water (both quality
and quantity), aesthetic appeal and inevitability
and production levels
- 'The decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use'
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