Fragile Enviromenta

Question 0

Why does deforestation occur in general?

Answer 0

ALRMCH

Agriculture
Land for indigenous people (provide themselves with fuel and food) (do not over crowed other parts of the country)
Road building ( bring people from outside who will clear more land for farming) ( easy tans for minerals, timber, crops and cattle)
Mining ( copper iron and gold)
Commercial logging/ timber extraction
Hydroelectric power

Question 1

Why does deforestation occur in the Amazon Brazil?

Answer 1

S* M* RCH 
Shanty town dwellers 
Soya bean estates 
Medical extractions from trees 
Mining for iron in Carjas  
Road building ( trans amazonian highway) 
Huge cattle ranches 
Hydroelectric power 1/3 size of wales will flood. 20,000 indigenous people displaced because of Belo monte Dam

Question 2

What are the consequences of deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil?

Answer 2

FML C* BS RL
Flooding ( sand deposits in rivers)
Mining destroys vegetation
Leaching removal of trees - soil bare- nutrients removed by rain
Clearing of land for cattle - CO2 from burning trees
Clearing of the forest- destroy animals and plants habitats.
Biodiversity is lost because habitats of animals birds and insects are destroyed
Selective logging not happening
Road building encourages new development plans to be done.
Hydro electric floods and do indigenous people move