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2.4.3.2. INDUSTRIAL USE
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What is timber extraction?
Hint
What do we get from cutting trees?
- 2.
Name one consequence of mining.
Hint
Think about what happens to the ground when mining occurs.
- 3.
What is a primary effect of timber extraction?
- Increased biodiversity
- Soil erosion
- Clean air
Hint
Think about what trees do for soil stability.
- 4.
True or False: Mining does not affect the surrounding environment.
- True
- False
Hint
What happens to trees when land is mined?
- 5.
Evaluate the implications of rapid industrialization on forest resources and propose a sustainable model for managing timber and minerals.
Hint
Consider how balance in resource use can benefit future generations.
- 6.
Critically assess the long-term effects of the damming of rivers on indigenous populations and ecological systems.
Hint
Think about both human and ecological losses.
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