Theory question 208
Environmental Hazards and Conservation(a) What is Environmental Intervention? (b) List two types each of (i) natural intervention; (ii) human intervention (c) Highlight any five effects of natural and human interventions on the environment
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(a) Environmental intervention is any natural event or human activity that alters the environment and its balance.
(b)(i) Natural: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, drought, landslides, storms.
(ii) Human: deforestation, mining, farming, building of dams, urbanisation, industrialisation, bush burning.
(c) Soil erosion and land degradation; destruction of vegetation and wildlife habitats; pollution of air, water and land; desertification; flooding; climate change and global warming; loss of lives and property; formation of new landforms or fertile soils.
Give named examples of each type.