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The forest is burned to clear land for planting crops:
1. The forest is cut down.
2. The debris is burned where it lies.
3. The ash is spread as fertilizer.4. With no roots to hold the topsoil in place erosion occurs.
5. When soil erodes sometimes “desertification” occurs.
The Aztecs in Mexico even built up ingenious floating gardens called Chinampas to adapt agriculture to their swampy land.
The hard life of the subsistence farmer, and povertyin rural (farming) areas led many people to move to Urban (city) areas to find a better life.
Push Factors: Pull Factors:
force a person away from rural areas because of poor schools.
Push and Pull FactorsTwo factors lead people to migrate from rural areas to urban areas. These are
Poor schools High paying jobs
draw people to urban areas for high paying jobs and good medical care.
The reality of movement from rural farming to urban city living is that people trade one type of poverty for another.
•Living in slums is a constant battle against poverty and crime. •Most people in South America moving from rural areas to urban areas don’t get into good schools, have quality healthcare, or high paying jobs, but must deal with gangs and other criminals.
Gangs,
Drug dealers,
and other criminals.
Urban Life
Tourists bring money into an economy.
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