Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Unit 2: Weather, climate and ecosystem - Describing causes and effects of deforestation of tropical rainforest

Causes of rainforest deforestation

Source: http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0803.htm

Source: http://kids.mongabay.com/elementary/501.html

Effects of rainforest deforestation

Environmental & Economical Impacts IMPACTS Increased Soil Erosion Disruption of Water Cycles Reduced Biodiversity Climate ...
Short Term Environmental Effects •  No trees anchoring the fertile soil •  Erosion is sweeping the land into rivers •  The...
Long Term Environmental Effects •  80 % species can be found in tropical rainforests •  Often unable to survive in the sma...
Economical Effects •  Deforestation greatly influences many lives •  In Southeast Asia deforestation contributed to migrat...
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/threeseconds/deforestation-causes-effects-and-solutions

Source: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/11/deforestation-may-hurt-u-s-agriculture-affect-monsoon-cycle/
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