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Aim: How have Human decisions affected habitats?

Aim: How have Human decisions affected habitats?. Key Idea 7 Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment Text Chapter 6. Industrial growth. Urban development. Hunting and gathering. Agriculture. Green revolution. Extinctions of

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Aim: How have Human decisions affected habitats?

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  1. Aim: How have Human decisions affected habitats? Key Idea 7 Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment Text Chapter 6

  2. Industrial growth Urban development Hunting and gathering Agriculture Green revolution Extinctions of animals Increased pollution High standard of living Monoculture use Food supply Pesticide use Concept Map Section 6-1 Human Activities that have changed the biosphere include may have once caused often relies on the methods of the have resulted in which increased Go to Section:

  3. Milestones in Environmental Protection Preservation and conservation milestones in the United States by Holly Hartman

  4. Figure 6-16 Biological Magnification of DDT Section 6-3 Magnification of DDT Concentration Fish-Eating Birds 10,000,000 Large Fish 1,000,000 100,000 Small Fish 10,000 Biological Magnification Zooplankton 1000 Producers Water 1 Go to Section:

  5. The magnificent white beluga whales of Alaska's Cook Inlet are headed toward extinction Habitat Destruction

  6. Smart Energy Solutions (buy energy star appliances) Use conservation initiatives (don’t waste water, electricity,etc.) Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) Buy green power Buy cars that get more miles to the gallon or hybrids Global Warming and Climate Change due toincreased amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere

  7. Explosion at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico April 20, 2010 NASA image from SPACE NASA IMAGE FROM SPACE

  8. The Earth Needs You Find out why

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