SEE: Glaciation: 2A.11B
- Created by: MaggieNaylor
- Created on: 30-03-22 20:29
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- 2A.11B: Human impact on landscape and ecology of glaciated landscapes
- Trampling and soil erosion
- Increased use of glaciated landscapes for tourism purposes can lead to trampling, which creates major problems
- Walkers destroy vegetation, and compact the soil, decreasing infiltration rates
- The exposed soil is more easily washed away by rain, causing nutrients to be washed away, leaving soil infertile + less crop yield
- Increases chance of flash flooding, particularly with climate change causing wetter weather
- E.g. TLD has 2,000 miles of footpaths
- Landslides
- Deforestation leads to an increased chance of landslides
- Development of heavy infrastructure on hillsides can lead to landslides too
- Deforestation
- Causes
- Consequence
- Loss of wildlife + biodiversity
- Exposure of soil, nutrients washed away meaning soil is infertile + lower crop yields
- Erosion of soils on steep hillsides
- Disruption of water cycle
- E.g. Nepal was once heavily forested, now less than 30% of the country's natural forest remains
- Trampling and soil erosion
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