Into to Habitat Destruction
What are the three events that can lead to habitat destruction?
human encroachment
resource removal
weather
Define Urbanization
the increase of urban populations, drawing in people from rural and suburban areas
what are manmade causes of deforestation
mining, agriculture, urbanization. timber/logging
main reason of habitat destruction
human encroachment. pollution.
What is one of the largest contributing factors to habitat destruction?
Increasing populations
what are natural causes of deforstation
floods. forest fire, drought.
Define biodiversity
A variety of different organisms living in a certain area
Define Human encroachment
Provide an example
Clearing out a habitat and building a man made structure in its place
Building, roads, crosswalk, etc.
what are the effects of deforestation
Biodiversity loss, climate change, soil erosion