20.2 Habitat destruction
- Syllabus
- 0610–2026–2027
- Topic
- 20.2
- Level
- —
20.2.1—Biodiversity as the number
- Describe biodiversity as the number of different species that live in an area
20.2.2—Reasons for habitat destruction
- Describe the reasons for habitat destruction, including: (a) increased area for housing, crop plant production and livestock production (b) extraction of natural resources (c) freshwater and marine pollution
20.2.3—Through altering food webs and food
- State that through altering food webs and food chains, humans can have a negative impact on habitats
20.2.4—Undesirable effects of deforestation
- Explain the undesirable effects of deforestation as an example of habitat destruction, to include: reducing biodiversity, extinction, loss of soil, flooding and increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Objective notes
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