Geography 1500F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Sustainable Forest Management, Ecosystem Services, Water Cycle
12 Dec 2018
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Case study: the amazon region: the amazon"s diversity and ecological services, historical human-environment interactions, contemporary threats to the amazon. How did the amazon form: ecosystem probably formed by the rise of the andes mountains, effects of the formation of these mountains. Prevented water from draining to pacific; wetlands: incredibly diverse, home to 1/10 of all species, the lungs of our planet. Provides regional and global ecosystem services: produces oxygen, stores carbon, regulates the water cycle, creates" rain, cycles nutrients, form soil, cultural value, useful products such as nuts, rubber Humans lived in the amazon: around 13,000 years, most of that period, tropical rainforest has been the dominant vegetation, different indigenous livelihoods over time: Contemporary threats to the amazon: deforestation. Government incentives encouraged people to clear forest and settle in the. Brazil: 1966 increase investment offered a 12 tax holiday. Migration to the amazon, offering 240 acres to each settler plus subsidies, guaranteed credit.
