2.4.3.2 - INDUSTRIAL USE
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Practice Questions
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What is timber extraction?
💡 Hint: What do we get from cutting trees?
Name one consequence of mining.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the ground when mining occurs.
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What is a primary effect of timber extraction?
💡 Hint: Think about what trees do for soil stability.
True or False: Mining does not affect the surrounding environment.
💡 Hint: What happens to trees when land is mined?
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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.
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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Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.
- Timber Logging and Its Environmental Impact
- Mining and Its Recovery Impact
- Impacts of Dams on Environment
- Sustainable Farming Practices
- Environmental Impact of Deforestation
- Chipko Movement - An Environmental Protection Movement
- Overgrazing and its Consequences
- Hydropower and Environment
- Deforestation: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
- Understanding Environmental Issues Related to Mining