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The Living World - Coggle Diagram
The Living World
Distribution of global ecosystems
Tropical rainforests
Coniferous forests
Deserts
Tundra (cold deserts)
Tropical grasslands
Temperate grasslands
Mediterranean
Deciduous forests
What are the main resource exploiting activities
Logging
Mineral Extraction
Energy development
Illegal trade in wildlife
Commercial farming
Road building
Settlement and population growth
Deforestation facts
One hectare per second of forrest is lost
Sixty hectares per minute
86,000 per day (larger than New York City)
31 million hectares per year (an area larger than Poland)
What are the local impacts of deforestation?
Soil erosion and fertility
River pollution
Decline of indigenous tribes
Conflict
How animals have adapted to survive
Competition for food
Camouflage
Survival strategies
Ecosystems
Some different ecosystems have parts that are linked