THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON NATURAL HABITATS
Urban Sprawl
The worl population is incresing over and over
Effects of urban sprawl
What is it?
Surface mining
Surface extraction invoves removing layer of ground known as sterile soil covered by minerals
Oil Exploitation
Oil spills
Crude oil refening
Farming
Humans generate change in soil and ecosystems
Increased agricultural frontier
Introduction of invasive species
Introduction of the species of cultivation
Livestock
Underground mining
It is the mining activity performed beneath the ground surface