Habitat destruction

20.2

What the syllabus asks of you

Describe biodiversity as the number of different species that live in an area
Describe the reasons for habitat destruction, including: (a) increased area for housing, crop plant production and livestock production (b) extraction of natural resources (c) freshwater and marine pollution
State that through altering food webs and food chains, humans can have a negative impact on habitats
Explain the undesirable effects of deforestation as an example of habitat destruction, to include: reducing biodiversity, extinction, loss of soil, flooding and increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Chapter 19: Effects of humans on ecosystems

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