Deforestation, Atmosphere, Ecosystem, and Agriculture

Running Head: GEOGRAPHY
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GEOGRAPHY 2
Introduction
This paper summarizes content on deforestation, atmosphere, ecosystem and agriculture.
Deforestation is the act of destroying forests permanently while the atmosphere is a composition
of the oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, aerosols and other gases that support life surrounding
the earth. Ecosystem is the community of animals and plants in a certain area interacting with
each other and non-living surroundings while agriculture is the art and science of growing crops
and keeping livestock. Choosing these topics is driven by the need to safeguard the environment.
Deforestation affects the balance of gases in the atmosphere that alter the ecosystem, food web,
leading to the death of living organisms and poor agricultural practice. There needs to be a
balanced flow of energy on the earth, lest animals and life become extinct (Watanabe, Kapur,
Aydın, Kanber, & Akça, 2018).
Review
Deforestation is the act of destroying forests permanently by clear-cutting and burning of trees so
as to have land available for other purposes such as timber harvesting, farming, urbanization and
housing. If current levels of deforestation continue, animals and plants will lose their habitats,
soil erosion increases and water cycles are interrupted, thus, the atmospheric quality diminishes
(Aleixandre-Benavent, Aleixandre-Tudó, Castelló-Cogollos, & Aleixandre, 2018).
The atmosphere is comprised of the oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, aerosols and other gases
that support life. Carbon dioxide is useful in photosynthesis but is a greenhouse gas, therefore,
has an effect on the atmospheric temperatures. Atmospheric water vapour aids in hydrologic
cycle whereas the ozone layer absorbs UV rays from the sunlight. Furthermore, aerosols have an