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= Human Effects =

**Tropical Deforestation**

 * ===Subsistence activities, commercial agriculture, cattle ranching, and hunting and poaching ===
 * ===Oil extraction ===
 * ===Logging and Mining ===
 * ===Fires ===
 * ===War ===
 * ===Hydroelectric projects ===
 * ===Pollution ===
 * ===The collection of fuel wood and building material, and road construction ===

===Industries that collect timber, oil, and minerals attract people to that location. As more and more people settle into an area, they clear the surrounding area for agriculture or make new settlements. After the industries deplete most of these resources, they leave the area to find new areas with abundant materials. When they leave, the people are left with only those resources and resort to subsistance farming, which is only farming to feed the family. To do this, they clear more rainforest land for more food.===