The interrelated nature of environmental issues
The flow diagram below shows how environmental issues are all connected with each other. There are four stages to the diagram, as set out in the key on the left.
Primary Cause Overpopulation
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Secondary
Cause Food
production Industry Building
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Waste Transport
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Process Pollution Land use Water use Soil erosion
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Energy
production Waste disposal
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Impact Climate change
Habitat loss

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Biodiversity
loss
Ozone depletion