IGCSE Geography / Rural environments

Case study: farming and the Brazilian rainforest

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 5: Rural environments, specification point 5.1c. Part of the full course.

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Farming has changed large areas of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest into pasture and cropland. The changes affect the ecosystem, including its nutrients, soil, biodiversity and water cycle.

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