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

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1 2.3: Issues influencing human-environmental interactions in a selected ecozone

2  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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13  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!!!

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19  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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25  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9sUcVK ot6U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9sUcVK ot6U


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