Question

In order to expand agriculture and stimulate a sagging economy, the Brazilian government eased environmental laws which allowed large tracts of rainforest to be cut down or burned. In three to five sentences, construct a potential chain of consequences for what can happen as a result of this kind of deforestation. The chain does not have to be linear (i.e., five steps in a row), but can have several branches, one for each different potential consequence. Your chain should include at least four steps, including the original event. (4 points)

Answer 1

Example answers:


Deforestation --> loss of protective canopy --> tropical species replaced by more sun-tolerant species --> wildlife that depended on tropical habitat displaced
Deforestation --> less trees --> less atmospheric CO2 absorbed -> increase in greenhouse gasses --> increase of greenhouse effect -->increase in global warming
& (second chain)
Deforestation --> use of fossil fuels --> increase in greenhouse gases --> increase of greenhouse effect --> increase in global warming

Choose only ONE of these!! And word it in ur own words.

Answer 2

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