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Why is the biosphere so crucial to our well-being, and how do we modify it? (b) MatchUp
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Hydrological cycle
Use knowledge to use plants and trees in their natural environment for food, medicine, fuel and shelter
Medicines
Biofuel
Building material
Photosynthesis
Food
To create a water supply
Inputs from weathering, nutrient cycling and decomposition of organic material
Examples of commercial exploitation
Indigenous and local people
Plant biomass and animal fuel for heating
Plants, nuts, berries, grains
Timber for construction
Natural remedies from plants passed down through the generations
Large-scale logging and land clearance for mining
Flooding land by building a dam
Process that regulates the atmosphere
Keeps soils fertile
Important flow of water through the biotic and abiotic world