THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON NATURAL HABITATS

Urban Sprawl

The worl population is incresing over and over

Effects of urban sprawl

What is it?

Surface mining

Surface extraction invoves removing layer of ground known as sterile soil covered by minerals

Oil Exploitation

What is it?

Oil spills

Crude oil refening

Farming

Humans generate change in soil and ecosystems

Increased agricultural frontier

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Introduction of invasive species

Introduction of the species of cultivation

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Livestock

Underground mining

It is the mining activity performed beneath the ground surface