All of these diverse forms of
deforestation are having several different impacts on our environment, and our
amazons. These forests that make up our Amazons are each important, to the
carbon amounts and water cycle that contribute to natural life on earth. By
knocking down these trees (Logging), we are having a loss of species. Burning
the trees is causing an increase of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, which
is leading to climate change. Because trees have such an important part in the
water cycle, cutting down the forests is causing the climates to become drier.
Then, lastly, by affecting the water systems deforestation is causing the life
quality in these amazons to decrease rapidly, which contributes to poor health
for the population of these areas.
Location: Amazon territories
Date: 2008
Chapter/ Page Relevance: "The
South American Realm" Chapter,
"Agriculture Land Use and
Deforestation" Section (Pg. 243)
Key terms/ Concepts: Climate
Change, Quality of life, population
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