Deforestation
What Deforestation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Felling and burning or leaving trees to rot releases stored carbon back as carbon dioxide and permanently loses future capacity to absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.
The large-scale clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.
Topics that use Deforestation
- Climate change (AQA GCSE)
- The biosphere is a vital system (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Afforestation
- Biodiversity
- Biosphere
- Carbon Sink
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Enhanced greenhouse effect
- Ice cores
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