Serious economic problems in many Latin American countries have pressured governments to turn to ___(6)___ of land resources to quickly solve some of their problems. For example, the Brazilian government hopes to reduce the money they owe others by increasing trade with foreign countries. To do this they have improved the ___(7)___ by building roads that make it easier for developers to harvest tropical hardwoods. Of course, this has a great impact on the environment and the ___(8)___ people who live in the Amazon Basin.
The real cost seems to be to the environment. Cutting down forests reduces the amount of ___(9)___in the air, which also increases the amount of heat that goes into the atmosphere. The overall effect of global warming, added to the loss of forest cover, can create a dangerous threat of ___(10)___ and mudslides. An increase of such disasters has already been seen in many parts of Latin America.
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