1. Tropical Rain Forests
... spot will remain worthless for quite some time. According to Farb, it takes five to ten years after one area is cleared before it can be a habituate for one animal, because one animal needs on the average, 12.5 acres of land to stay alive (143). With an increasing number of cattle on the rise, it is indeed a driving force for others. For ... our ignorance or stupidity but largely because of poverty and greed" (Gradwhol 11). Most of this land is used to raise cattle for export. The poor people are left to farm the borders of these lands. While doing this, they often attack edges of the f...
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