4.7.3.3 Land Use Flashcards
1
Q
How do humans reduce the amount of land available for other animals and plants?
A
- building
- quarrying
- farming
- dumping waste
2
Q
What is quarrying?
A
- cutting into ground to obtain stone and other materials
3
Q
What is peat?
A
- a material that forms when plant material has not fully decayed as there is not enough oxygen
4
Q
What does peat accumulate in?
A
- bogs that are acidic and waterlogged
5
Q
What does the destruction of peat bogs and other areas of peat reduce?
A
- area of the habitat
- therefore variety of different plants, animals and microorganisms that live there (biodiversity)
6
Q
Why are peat bogs being destroyed?
A
- being drained to create space for farming
- peat used as compost or dried to use as fuel as it contains carbon (therefore produce carbon dioxide)
7
Q
What is the disadvantage of using peat bogs?
A
- they are being used up quicker than they are formed
- formation process is slow
