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Amazon Rainforest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Problem | Forest is being cleared; deforestation |
| Short term benefits | land for agriculture, houses and roads. Jobs for locals; more income |
| Positives | Improves transport, infrastructure (hospitals and schools), profits from selling, gain raw materials such as hardwoods, farming increases income and provides food |
| Negatives | Leads to deforestation, fertile soils are washed away when trees are cut down; affects farming, can cause flooding is soil ends up in rivers, loss of animal habitats, MEDCs gain profits from large scale farming due to unfair trade |