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Q1. How has agriculture shaped landscapes in the developing world?
I.E. What are the different changes agriculture has caused?
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Key impact + explanationExample (country, region)Link for further reading
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Growing cash crops - causing loss of habitats and biodiversity - soil erosion, land degradation, deforestation, soil leaching, increased flooding and silt deposition in rivers, reduced ecosystem servicesIndonesia - palm oil - 7.8 million hectares of palm oil plantation
Malaysia
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Increased inorganic fertiliser use by larger farming corporations - eutrophication, loss of indigenous cultures and farming practicesIndia - Northern statesAdams, J., 1970. Agricultural Growth and Rural Change in India in the 1960s. Pacific Affairs, 43(2), pp.189-202.
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Slash and burn practices rather than traditional methods of clearing landSouth Asia, NE India, Tribalhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709356/
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Monocultures - associated effectsPalm oil, SE Asia, rainforestedhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718318044
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Extensification - more land being used for agricultureBrazil
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Loss of sustainable/ indigenous ways of agricultureNorthern India
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Rice paddys - level out gradients, change drainage systemChina / India / SE Asia
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Irrigation - digging deeper and deeper to access ground waterIndia
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Deforestation of Amazon, to increase agriculture land areaSouth America
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damming and canals, destroy rivers in the process
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desertification- loss of ecosytem causing different wather patterns, and increased soil errosionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14888386.2017.1351892
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positive- some areas (very small) are starting to change the landscape using ponds, trees ect to keep water within the soil and increse infiltration rates. saheal dessert,
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