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Chapter 17 Earth and the Human Denominator

Chapter 17 Earth and the Human Denominator. Earth and the Human Denominator. The Human Count and the Future   An Oily Bird   The Need for International Cooperation   Twelve Paradigms for the 21st Century   Who Speaks for Earth. World Population. Human Population Growth. Figure 17.4.

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Chapter 17 Earth and the Human Denominator

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  1. Chapter 17Earth and the Human Denominator

  2. Earth and the Human Denominator • The Human Count and the Future   • An Oily Bird   • The Need for International Cooperation   • Twelve Paradigms for the 21st Century   • Who Speaks for Earth

  3. World Population

  4. Human Population Growth Figure 17.4

  5. International Space Station Figure 17.1

  6. Source: C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/ NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive

  7. North America by Night

  8. Human Disturbance Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle Predominantly natural Partially disturbed Human dominated

  9. Figure 17.3

  10. Passenger pigeon Dusky seaside sparrow Great auk Dodo Aepyornis (Madagascar) Animals Driven to Extinction

  11. Florida manatee Northern spotted owl (threatened) Bannerman's turaco (Africa) Gray wolf Florida panther Devil's hole pupfish Black-footed ferret Snow leopard (Central Asia) Utah prairie dog (threatened) Symphonia (Madagascar) California condor Black lace cactus Oahu tree snail Ghost bat (Australia) Black rhinoceros (Africa) Endangered and Threatened Species

  12. Accidentally Introduced Species Sea lamprey (attached to lake trout) Argentina fire ant Brown tree snake Eurasian muffle Common pigeon (Rock dove) Formosan termite Zebra mussel Asian long-horned beetle Asian tiger mosquito Gypsy moth larvae

  13. Worldwide Oil Spills

  14. COP-7 in Marrakech Figure 17.7

  15. Population increase is in LDCs Planetary impact per person Feeding the world’s population Disparities of wealth Status of women and children Global climate change Energy supplies Loss of biodiversity Pollution of air and water, oceans and land Persistence of wilderness Globalization vs. cultural diversity Conflict resolution Twelve Paradigms for the 21st Century

  16. End of Chapter 17 Robert W. Christopherson Charlie Thomsen Modified by Jim Speer

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