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GEOG 200 Aral Sea Complete Study Guide Solutions,Best for exam Revision and preparation already GRADED A.
geog 200 aral sea complete study guide solutions,best for exam revision and preparation already graded A
1. Current phase of human history = Anthropocene Phase? We are actually currently in the
Holocene Era. But Some geologists argue that the Holocene is over, and the Anthropocene
phase has begun (characterized by the large scale human activities, causing pollution, mass
extinction of species, etc.)
2. In this so called “Anthropocene”, we require new approaches to directing our role on the
planet:
Ex: Hurricane Harvey for instance becomes a hazard due to the infrastructure in the
environment that we built – one source of hazard can be a chemical blast
Ex #2: A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston’s floodwaters
Ex #3: Much of the wildfires in BC for
instance is most likely due to climate
change (exasperated by human activities).
Spread across 6 states + Canada
Ex #4: Floods and Devastation in India,
Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Ex #5: War, Hunger, and now Cholera
Yemen’s Crisis worsens.
4.What is sustainable development? (He’ll
come back to it)
A) An umbrella term – for improving the
quality of life, protecting the environment, etc.
Things we can have control over and actually cause an impact towards a greater ecological
system (greater environment):
Us Humans Are complex, improbable, and mysterious.
1. Ecological Systems:
A) Ex: Biodiversity loss and system collapse and loss of ecosystem services.
B) Emphasis on us living in “Darwin’s system” Evolution
2. Climate Systems:
e.g., Extreme events, resulting in productivity loss.
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