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Some People Believe That The Countryside Should Not Be Used For Building New Homes

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Introduction
In many parts of the world, there has been an animated discussion about whether or not to build new homes in the
countryside
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. Some people argue that building new houses in the
countryside
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 is less important than the protection of these zones. I agree with
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 view. In my opinion, the
countryside
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 is the most important place for any civilization because it is where the majority of food and cattle grow to feed people in the cities.
Body paragraph 1
Developing suburbs in those areas that are being used for an agricultural purpose might have egregious consequences for the cities. Farmers have been growing crops in these places for many decades or even centuries. They know the weather patterns and the soil conditions of these places. Building new homes in these areas could create a huge problem for farmers as they may have to relocate to an unknown zone. Since they do not know the soil conditions or the weather patterns of the new place, they may get a poor
harvest which
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harvest, which
 will lead to an increase in the price of essential items. To illustrate, in 2014 The Daily Mail reported that in Geelong, Australia the use of farmland for building purposes caused rice prices to skyrocket as production was halved.
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 forced Australians to buy rice from overseas at higher prices than they used to buy before the new development.
Body paragraph 2
Farm animals will have to be relocated to new lands if the space available is assigned to new developments. Animals living in the
countryside
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 have a certain type of grass or food in their diet, and these nutrients might not be available in the new location.
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 could lead to many diseases and an increase in veterinarian expenses.
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, a study done by The University of California showed that in San Diego the relocation of cattle added a new type of bacteria to the milk.
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 caused the waste of more than one million
liters
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
litres
 of milk and the hospitalization of several people.
Conclusion
To conclude, in my point of view, the preservation of
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the countryside
 is vital for the survival of human beings and using
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 space for the purpose of building new living spaces might create consequences that are going to cost more than finding new locations for these properties to be built. Crops might be affected, production may reduce and animals may develop new diseases that might
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 affect the inhabitants of the area.

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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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