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    The document discusses several problems that can arise from intensive farming practices, including eutrophication, bio magnification, deforestation, global warming, monoculture, and issues with pesticide use. Intensive farming relies on machines, fertilizers, and pesticides to maximize crop yields but can damage the environment and food chains. Deforestation to clear land for farming reduces biodiversity and carbon storage in forests. Monocultures deplete soil nutrients and make crops vulnerable to pests. Pesticides can kill beneficial insects and accumulate up the food chain.

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    The document discusses several problems that can arise from intensive farming practices, including eutrophication, bio magnification, deforestation, global warming, monoculture, and issues with pesticide use. Intensive farming relies on machines, fertilizers, and pesticides to maximize crop yields but can damage the environment and food chains. Deforestation to clear land for farming reduces biodiversity and carbon storage in forests. Monocultures deplete soil nutrients and make crops vulnerable to pests. Pesticides can kill beneficial insects and accumulate up the food chain.

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    The document discusses several problems that can arise from intensive farming practices, including eutrophication, bio magnification, deforestation, global warming, monoculture, and issues with pesticide use. Intensive farming relies on machines, fertilizers, and pesticides to maximize crop yields but can damage the environment and food chains. Deforestation to clear land for farming reduces biodiversity and carbon storage in forests. Monocultures deplete soil nutrients and make crops vulnerable to pests. Pesticides can kill beneficial insects and accumulate up the food chain.

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    The document discusses several problems that can arise from intensive farming practices, including eutrophication, bio magnification, deforestation, global warming, monoculture, and issues with pesticide use. Intensive farming relies on machines, fertilizers, and pesticides to maximize crop yields but can damage the environment and food chains. Deforestation to clear land for farming reduces biodiversity and carbon storage in forests. Monocultures deplete soil nutrients and make crops vulnerable to pests. Pesticides can kill beneficial insects and accumulate up the food chain.

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    Intensive Farming and its Problems

    The use of machines, pesticides, fertilisers to improve crop production


    What problems can farming cause?

     90s to discuss possible problems related to farming with


    your group.
    Problems caused by intensive farming
    include:

     Eutrophication

     Bio magnification

     Deforestation

     Global warming

     Problems associated with monoculture


    Key steps of eutrophication
    Quick Check – 2 min

    Answer Q 1 and 2 from the textbook. Pg. 32


    WB pg. 23, Q 1 only.
    Monoculture
     When farmers growing arable crops often specialise in growing only
    one crop to maximise their profits.

    Drawbacks:

     It can quickly reduce key nutrients in the soil and lowers biodiversity.

     Repeated ploughing of the soil can cause the soil structure to become
    fine and crumbly leading to soil erosion

     Pests spread quickly through a monoculture system as similar plants


    are very close to each other.
    Rain forests in Malaysia cleared to make way for palm oil crop

    Two prong devastation : monoculture and deforestation


    Quick Check

    Pg 33 – Q6 in your LJSs – 1 min


    Discuss your answer with a partner and improve your
    current answer.
    Deforestation

     Farmers want to get the highest Effects of deforestation


    possible yields from their crops and
    land.  Habitat destruction

     Forests are cut down to make


    farmland.  Reducing population of
    organisms.
     Forests are carbon sinks ( they take in
    more carbon dioxide than they
    produce).  Reduced biodiversity

     “stored” carbon in them is released


    when the crops are used for food or  Increased carbon dioxide
    fuel. levels ---global warming
    How can we offset the effects of
    deforestation?

     Through sustainability

     developing the things we need without destroying habitats is called


    sustainable development.

     Sustainable management of rainforests include:

    i. Replanting, for every tree that is cut down.


    ii. Educating about the benefits of biodiversity associated with rainforests.
    iii. Using rubber trees.
    iv. Creating national parks to protect biodiversity.
    Pesticides –
     Damage food chains by removing
    food sources of animals that feed
    on pests.

    Insecticides:  Some insecticides cause


     Can kill helpful insects that eat cancer in humans.
    pests or pollinate plants.

     Can be persistent (do not break


     Selective herbicides may kill
    down in the environment) broad leaf plants protecting
    wheat (narrow leaves) –
     Can accumulate up the food chain.
    many broad leafed plants in
    (DDT – falcons- weak egg shells) hedges killed as well.

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