but are not limited to landforms and ecosystems. For example‚ terrain types‚ bodies of water‚ natural units (consisting of all plants‚ animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment) are natural geographical features. Meanwhile‚ human settlements‚ engineered constructs‚ etc. are types of artificial geographical features. Contents [hide] 1 Natural geographical features 1.1 Ecosystems 1.2 Landforms 2 Artificial geographical
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from the forest forms clouds above the area and later falls as rain. When rain forests are cut down‚ much of the moisture in the ecosystem is lost‚ leading to droughts and further devastation of species. More than half of the world ’s estimated 10 million species of plants‚ animals and insects live in the tropical rainforests and one fifth of the world ’s fresh water is in the Amazon Basin (Rainforest Facts‚ 1996). To understand why deforestation is such a pressing and urgent issue‚ forests must first
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Earth’s forests. Each year‚ strips of forest equivalent to the size of Panama are cut down and cleared. If these mass clearings continue at the rate they have been‚ all of the rain forests across the globe could cease to exist within one century. One major cause of deforestation is agriculture. When farmers need more room to plant crops‚ or more space to graze their livestock‚ they cut acres of forests down to accommodate themselves. Sometimes‚ small farmers clear away trees in the forest to feed
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These trees typically grow in alkaline soils but they do not live long. The fog in the valley contribute to the pine forest’s ecosystem and helps it stay alive. Yellow Pine has a montane ecosystem because it is located in the mountains. It stays in colder climates because it is in a higher elevation point. The reason why these trees are still here today is because throughout the years‚ they adapted to the environment
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Trees are nature’s way of filtering air. We should plant more trees and protect our existing forest for future generations rather than chopping trees down. Deforestation should be banned as it is the deliberate destruction of nature. With the destruction of forest there will be an imbalance which would have a negative effect on the environment. Endangered species of flora and fauna will become in danger of extinction‚ as well as climates and weather change‚ will occur. These can be in form of soil
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told‚ the food we eat‚ the timber we cut‚ and the water we draw amounts to an astounding one-third to one-half of global ecosystem production. But humans are part of nature‚ and like every other species on the planet‚ we depend upon healthy ecosystems for our survival. Nature provides us essentials like clean water‚ food‚ medicines‚ even recreational retreats. Intact ecosystems also help regulate our weather and climate. But these systems are extremely fragile‚ and we’re only now beginning to understand
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Desertification is the conversion of semiarid land to desertlike conditions. Tropical Rain Forests and Human Habitation Deforestation‚ the removal of trees‚ has long allowed humans to live in areas where forests once covered the land. Tropical rain forests are subject to desertification because soil in the tropics is thin and nutrient-poor. Loss of Biodiversity Development in tropical rain forests leads to loss of biodiversity. Water In some areas of the world‚ people do not have
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Tropical Rainforest What it is? A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator. This ecosystem experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall. A biotic conditions of a tropical rainforest? The a biotic factors of this rainforest bio me are-the amount of water and sunlight‚ climate‚ weather and precipitation. These things affect the trees and animals that live there. These are very important
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at different scales in space‚ locally in a region‚ in the country and the world and various types of ecosystems‚ both terrestrial and aquatic within a defined area. Biodiversity deals with the degree of nature’s variety in the biosphere. Types of biodiversity Genetic diversity - the genetic variability within a species. Species diversity - the variety of species within a community Ecosystem diversity - the organisation of species in an area into distinctive plant and animal communities.
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Using two contrasting case studies‚ discuss management schemes in fragile environments. A fragile environment is when there the balance between climate‚ soils‚ vegetation‚ animal life and people could easily be upset and the ecosystem destroyed. In order to maintain a fragile environment dynamic sustainability needs to be established. An example of a fragile environment is the Serengeti National Park and Jau National Park. The Serengeti National Park is situated in the Tropical Grassland biome
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