Georgraphy Flashcards
Consumer
Eats plants or a living thing just means eat anyway.
Deforestation
Amazon rainforest.
Amazon rainforest.
South America.
Mostly in Brazil.
Deforestation
Cattle ranching for beef
Tribes
Logging materials for furniture,tribes,paper,house.
Mining diamonds and gold.
DAM for hydroelectric power for homes and factories.
Population growth.
Road transamozonian highway.
Negatives-
Co2.
Lack of oxygen.
No animal habitat.
Positives.
Money tax invest trade.
Tropical rainforest management.
Cutting down trees-plant new ones and more.
Selective logging-Cut down old,the oldest trees.
What is a natural hazard?
A hazard caused by the weather.
How does the magnitude of a hazard affect the risk to people?
Natural events such as a volcanic eruptions or earthquakes that occur away from the humans and properties are not natural hazards.when they happen close to human populations and property they are considered natural hazards.
What is the difference between a primary and secondary effect?
the indirect effects caused by the primary impacts, after the main event - in the coming hours, days and weeks.