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Deforestation in Madagascar

Curated by ACT

Gives history of Madagascar's cultural and economic development in relation to its land clearing practices. Cites biological species indigenous to the island, and their imminent destruction. Includes links to several case studies.

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Concepts
coffee, ecology, erosion, extinction, forests, fuel, logging, mining, railroads, rainforests, resources, species, timber, wood, deforestation
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Additional Tags
biological, destruction, endemic, environment, environmental destruction, global, ranching, subsistence, sugar cane, deforestation in madagascar, landsat, malagasy, economic, forest, habitat, island
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
NGSS
HS-ESS3-3