Human impact Flashcards
1
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deforestation
A
- soil erosion
- global warming
- extinction of species or plants and animals
2
Q
pollution
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- acid rain (sulphur dioxide)
- greenhouse effect (global warming killing plants because of the change in conditions and climate and there will be some fault to adapt)
3
Q
poaching
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- extinction of animals
- the loss of these animals destroy forests and grasslands because of the reliance on the animals that will no longer be able to perform it’s job
4
Q
farming
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- Fynbos destruction (loss of endemic plants)
- reduces biodiversity