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Analyze how humans in North America have affected their environment. Provide at least two examples

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Answered by nathanj1103
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North America, the third-largest continent, extends from the tiny Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the Isthmus of Panama in the south.

North America’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately.

North America and South America are named after Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not part of the East Indies, but an entirely separate landmass. The portions of the landmass that widened out north of the Isthmus of Panama became known as North America.

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Answered by smartbrainz
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People rely on the "physical environment" for their survival. They adapt and change it to suit the necessities of life. Environmental changes have often led to economic economic development as well as other environmental crises.

Explanation:

  • Lumbering & forest exploitation is quite common in North America. Every year the unethical breakdown of forests by lumbering companies devastates the environment. The environmental effects of illegal logging include the biodiversity loss, deforestation, & the emission of greenhouse gases. Illegal logging has also contributed to conflicts with local  & indigenous populace,  abuse of human rights, violence, corruption, & the worsening of poverty.
  • Also, there is  clear-cutting “slash and burn” operations  in parts of North America are because of the expanding, agriculture industries,  & unregulated livestock. Also lands have been cleared to be used as grazing pastures. Large scale deforestation has led to impact on the biodiversity
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