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Question 3 (5 marks)
Describe the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Mark scheme (AO1, 5 marks — 1 per cause, must be named):
- Commercial cattle ranching: the largest single cause; land cleared for beef production for export (1 mark)
- Soya bean farming: for animal feed exported to China and Europe (1 mark)
- Logging: legal timber concessions + illegal logging (1 mark)
- Mining: gold, iron ore, bauxite extraction; clearing and pollution (1 mark)
- HEP dams: e.g., Belo Monte Dam — flooded large areas; displaced indigenous communities (1 mark)
- Road building: e.g., Trans-Amazonian highway — opened interior to further development and settlement (1 mark)
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