These images were taken from a satellite above western Brazil. Figure 1 shows a Brazilian forest in the year 2000. Figure 2 shows the same area in 2012. The light-colored areas are bare land with few trees. The dark-colored areas are thick forests. Which nonrenewable resource is most affected by the activity in the images?

What is the difference between the cultures of central asia and the caucasus region? the majority of people in central asia are muslim; the majority in the caucasus region are christian. the primary language in central asia is armenian; the primary language in the caucasus region is russian. central asia has been plagued by ethnic unrest; the caucasus region has had little ethnic conflict. the effects of soviet rule can still be seen in central asia; the caucasus region has developed its own identity since the fall of the ussr.