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Mind Map by Taliesin Lund, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Taliesin Lund
about 8 years ago
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Theme 2 - The Amazon Rainforest
- It is estimated that over 20% of
the worlds oxygen is made here
- Local tribes are having their livelihoods
destroyed by deforesters
- 10% of the worlds species can be found in
the amazon rainforest
- Deforestation could mean they have to
find a new ecosystem
- Deforestation could mean they have to
find a new ecosystem
- Slash and Burn
- Forest is burnt and cut in order to clear an area.
- Minerals are take back into the soil
- Minerals are take back into the soil
- Forest is burnt and cut in order to clear an area.
- Clear-Cutting
- All living plants are removed
- Most destructive method
- Most destructive method
- All living plants are removed
- Selective logging
- Much fewer trees are cut, only more
common species are cut
- Nearby vegetation is still damaged
- Nearby vegetation is still damaged
- Much fewer trees are cut, only more
common species are cut
- Some locals benefit from the tourist
attraction that the amazon rainforest has created
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