To what two global environmental problems does tropical deforestation contribute?

What will be an ideal response?


Tropical deforestation reduces the complexity of the landscape so biodiversity is reduced, and tropical deforestation also adds CO2 to the atmosphere and, hence, adds to global warming.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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Which of the following would function as a pollution reduction method for motor vehicles?

a. Improve motor efficiency. b. Rely on mass transit and bicycles. c. Use emission-control devices. d. Add a charge to new cars based on the amount of pollution they produce. e. All of these answers.

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In which of the following conditions are sun pillars most commonly seen?

A. very wet conditions B. very dry conditions C. very hot conditions D. very cold conditions

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What is said to occur when one organism feeds on another organism by living on or in the other organism?

A. interspecific competition B. predation C. parasitism D. mutualism E. commensalism

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Benioff zones are found near

A. interiors of continents B. midocean ridges C. oceanic trenches D. ancient mountain chains

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