Georgraphy Flashcards

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Consumer

A

Eats plants or a living thing just means eat anyway.

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2
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Deforestation

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Amazon rainforest.
Amazon rainforest.
South America.
Mostly in Brazil.

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3
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Deforestation

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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.

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4
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Tropical rainforest management.

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Cutting down trees-plant new ones and more.
Selective logging-Cut down old,the oldest trees.

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5
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What is a natural hazard?

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A hazard caused by the weather.

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6
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How does the magnitude of a hazard affect the risk to people?

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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.

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7
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What is the difference between a primary and secondary effect?

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the indirect effects caused by the primary impacts, after the main event - in the coming hours, days and weeks.

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