Carbon cycle EQ3

Question 1

human population growth and an increase in economic development have changed the ways people use land

Answer 1

• greater demand for resources eg food
• economic needs change - improving living standards

Question 2

positives of land use change

Answer 2

• absorbs carbon into its biomass and soils
• sustain habitat quality and biodiversity
• regulates water cycle locally and globally

Question 3

negatives of land use change

Answer 3

• deforestation emits carbon into atmosphere
• deforestation can lead to droughts and desertification
• deforestation can lead to more intense flooding

Question 4

the amazon

Answer 4

• 11000 sq km of rainforest destroyed from 2019-2022
• 3 million species and 1 million indigenous people
• brazils president encouraged agriculture and mining activities there