Concept map_causes & impacts of deforestation
impacts
Negative
Secondary
Air Pollution
Regional
Local
Floods and deteriorating water quality
Global warming
Impact on tribal groups
Taking away their land for housing and agriculture
Soil deterioration
Nutrient cycle disruption
Loss of biodiversity (Flora & Fauna)
Positive
Accessible to other natural resources within the forested land
Primary
Job Creation
Increase people's standard of living
Economic development
Causes
Secondary
Building of land transportation
Forest Fires
Farming
Commercial Farmng
Subsistence Farming
Shifting Cultivation
Rapid Urbanisation
Primary
Population increase
Building of settlements
Economic Development
Hydroelectricity
Mining
Commercial Logging
