2.3: Issues influencing human-environmental interactions in a selected ecozone

 Mixedwood Plain:  The area of Canada that is the most populated  Major cities like Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal all reside in the Mixedwood Plain.  This is troubling because the mixedwood plain is the most fertile area of Canada  With Increased population there is the need to convert farmland to other uses

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 In the Southern Arctic climate change is having a dramatic effect on the ecozone  The permafrost of that area is threatened  Losing permafrost will have negative effects on both plant and animal life  There will also be further atmospheric damage as carbon from the soil is put back into the atmosphere.  Carbon dioxide is a green house gas, and will contribute to global warming!!!

 Logging and mining are two resource extraction activities that go on in the boreal forest  Both have negative effects on the ecozone that will be felt for a long time  The damage from both is repairable

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