Globalisation EQ2 Flashcards
1
Q
What are examples of infrastructure investment?
A
- Motorways
- High speed railways
- Airports
- Buildings
2
Q
What are some factors that are affecting resource and environmental pressure?
A
- Deforestation
- Cash cropping
- Urbanisation
- Manufacturing results in deforestation - cleaning of land
- Changing diets - more cattle farming needed - land has to be deforested
- Productive crop land destroy from over exploitation, soil erosion (over-cultivation) and mining
- Increased demand for raw materials
