Land Use Flashcards
What things do humans use land for
Buildings
Farms
Quarries
Landfills
What does all this land use mean for the environment
There is less space available for animals and plants
What do peat bogs and lands contain a lot of
Large amounts of dead plant material
What are trapped in peat bogs
Large amounts of trapped carbon
What are peats being used to do
Cheap compost for gardeners and farms
Also burned to release energy
What is the destruction of peat bogs reducing
The area of this habitat reducing the living organisms that live there
What happens to peat bogs once they’ve beeen extracted for compost et
They begin to decay and release large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere
What does peat bog decay contribute to
Climate change
What have many gardeners stopped doing
Buying compost with peat in it but the alternatives are more expensive
What would happen to us if farmers had to use peat free compost
The prices of food will increase
