The Amazon and deforestation
- Created by: Dave1010
- Created on: 25-03-18 18:51
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Statistics
- Covers 8 million km^2
- Since 1978, 750,000 km^2 have been destroyed
- Covers parts of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia,Guyana,Surinama and French Guiana
Causes(between 2000-2005)
- Commercial farming: cattle rancing(60-75%) and soy and cash crops (5-10%)
- Substinence farming (20-25%)
- Logging (2-3%)
- Other activites (1-2%) such as mineral extraction and road building
Social impacts
- New houses and infastructure can be built, which help reduce poverty in Brazil
- Loss of potential medicines (many medicines come from plants)
- Native tribes can lose their…
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