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Page 63-68 terms Weather Phenomena that effect people and Places”

Page 63-68 terms Weather Phenomena that effect people and Places”. Tornadoes—a powerful, whirling windstorm—more occur in Northern Texas, Ok, Kansas, & Missouri than anywhere else.

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Page 63-68 terms Weather Phenomena that effect people and Places”

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  1. Page 63-68 terms Weather Phenomena that effect people and Places” • Tornadoes—a powerful, whirling windstorm—more occur in Northern Texas, Ok, Kansas, & Missouri than anywhere else.

  2. Hurricane—powerful, whirling storm that forms over oceans. Not as “focused” as a tornado, may have a “storm surge” with it. Isabelle

  3. Typhoon—What a hurricane in the Pacific is called. • Tsunami—Ocean waves caused by an under the ocean earthquake

  4. Physical and Ecological Processes which effect Humans & places: • Earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, erosion

  5. How humans impact the environment • Environmental changes • Acid Rain (Germany, Scandinavia, China, and Eastern USA • Pollution—Mexico City, Chernobyl, oil spills Mexico City

  6. Water Diversion/management • Aral Sea—getting smaller

  7. Colorado River—provides water & electricity for a huge area of the Southwest U.S.

  8. Aswan High Dam

  9. Canals—Suez, Panama (pictured here) • Reservoirs, Irrigation

  10. Suez Canal

  11. Changing Landscapes • Agricultural terracing—China, S.E. Asia • Polders—Netherlands—land reclaimed from the Sea • Deforestation—Nepal, Brazil, Malaysia • Desertification—Africa

  12. How technology affects our ability to modify the environment or adapt to it. • Agriculture—fertilizers, mechanization • Energy usage—fossil fuels, nuclear • Transportation—building roads, etc. • Cars—parking lots, suburbs (not really possible w/o. cars) • Airplanes—noise, huge airports

  13. Environmental impact on humans • Settlement patterns, housing materials, agricultural activities, recreation, transportation patterns

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