What do we rely on the environment for?
What do we rely on the environment for?
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Everything we have and do is all made possible because we have an environment that is able to support us.
Everything we have and do is all made possible because we have an environment that is able to support us.
To Have Fun
To Have Fun
To Have Shelter
To Have Shelter
To Have Clothing
To Have Clothing
To Eat
To Eat
To Breathe
To Breathe
Everything!
Everything!
How We Use the Environment Matters
How We Use the Environment Matters
This use of the natural world has a big impact on the environment!
This use of the natural world has a big impact on the environment!
The rapid shift in the average conditions in a region over a long period of time caused by human activity.
The rapid shift in the average conditions in a region over a long period of time caused by human activity.
The presence of a thing that has harmful or poisonous effects on nature like industrial chemicals or litter.
The presence of a thing that has harmful or poisonous effects on nature like industrial chemicals or litter.
The natural environment also impacts us!
The natural environment also impacts us!
Weather Events
Weather Events
Floods
Floods
Droughts
Droughts
Extreme Storms
Extreme Storms
Geological Forces
Geological Forces
Earthquakes
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanic Eruptions
Landslides and Avalanches
Landslides and Avalanches
Humans can build strong protective structures or move out of the way of danger when given warning.
Humans can build strong protective structures or move out of the way of danger when given warning.
Let’s look at the natural course versus our changes!
Let’s look at the natural course versus our changes!
We aren't the only ones to alter the natural environment
We aren't the only ones to alter the natural environment
Dams are a barrier created to hold back water and create a reservoir/pool in a water system.
Dams are a barrier created to hold back water and create a reservoir/pool in a water system.
Some animals build these as part of the natural environment.
Some animals build these as part of the natural environment.
Humans do too, but as an impact on the natural environment.
Humans do too, but as an impact on the natural environment.
Human Dams
Human Dams
- Generate energy, supply water, control flooding
- Concrete, Iron
- Enormous Scale
- Prevents flooding, source of renewable energy, disrupts environment
Beaver Dams
Beaver Dams
- Create habitats and lodges
- Wood, Mud
- Small Scale, but can be long and tall
- Creates more wetlands, increases risk of flooding, makes more habitat for other organisms
As you can see by the dam comparison, humans take things to the extreme! This means the natural environment is greatly impacted (negatively), and the system is out of balance.
As you can see by the dam comparison, humans take things to the extreme! This means the natural environment is greatly impacted (negatively), and the system is out of balance.
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