Problems are occuring in the Amazon which effects a loss of land.  As shown, the rain forest is being taken away by many activities, but 20 percent is mostly done by humans, such as mining.  In fact, mining is also a great cause.  10,000 miners poured all over the area of the rain forest for the exciting discover of gold.
    For a long time, illnesses like malaria, whooping cough, and influenza are since the minors are carrying them back with them.  This affected and even destroyed the villages of the Yanomami people.  Once again, many problems are recently showing up in the Amazon rain forest.      
  Correspondingly, deforestation is one of the largest effects, for example, 3 percent is from the fires, mining, and roads.  Another 3 percent is also for logging.  The highest percent is from the cattle ranching which is 60 percent.  One percent is commercial agriculture, and last, 33 percent for subsistence culitivation.  Although logging is allowed in some areas, still ,80 percent is illegal.   

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    Problems are occuring in the Amazon which effects a loss of land.  Deforestaition is one of the largest effects, for example, 3 percent is from the fires, mining, and roads.  Another 3 percent is also for logging.  The highest percent is from the cattle ranching which is 60 percent.  One percent is commercial agriculture, and last, 33 percent for subsistence culitivation. 

    As you can see, the rain forest is bieng taken away by many activities, but 20 percent is mostly human activities such as mining.  In fact, mining is also a great cause.  10,000 miners poured all over the area of the rain forest for the exciting discover of gold. 

    Illnesses like malaria, whooping cough, and influenza are very common since the minors are carrying them back with them.  That even destroyed the villages of the Yanomami people.  Once again, many problems are recently showing up in the Amazon rain forest.