principal causes of amazonian development
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Principal causes of Amazonian development. Population growth Inflation Modernization of southern agriculture Road construction Low land prices National policies. Principal causes of Amazonian development. Population growth Inflation Modernization of southern agriculture - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Forests
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Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Pastures
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Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Grassland
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Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Annuals
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Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Perennials
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Principal causes of Amazonian Principal causes of Amazonian developmentdevelopment
• Population growthPopulation growth
• InflationInflation
• Modernization of southern agricultureModernization of southern agriculture
• Road constructionRoad construction
• Low land pricesLow land prices
• National policiesNational policies
Principal causes of Amazonian Principal causes of Amazonian developmentdevelopment
• Population growthPopulation growth
• InflationInflation
• Modernization of southern agricultureModernization of southern agriculture
• Road constructionRoad construction
• Low land pricesLow land prices
• National policiesNational policies
Principal causes of Amazonian Principal causes of Amazonian developmentdevelopment
• Population growthPopulation growth
• InflationInflation
• Modernization of southern agricultureModernization of southern agriculture
• Road constructionRoad construction
• Low land pricesLow land prices
• National policiesNational policies
Principal direct causes of Principal direct causes of deforestationdeforestation
• Land speculationLand speculation
• Tax incentives and penaltiesTax incentives and penalties
• Negative interest loansNegative interest loans
• Special crop loansSpecial crop loans
• RanchingRanching
• Subsistnce productionSubsistnce production