Human Impact: Flashcards

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What we impact earth

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  • Obtaining food by monoculture for example. Monoculture is the practice of cleaning out large areas of land to grow single highly productive crop
  • Eliminate waste:Humans produce a lot of ways that affect the air, water and soil
  • Build places to live: We use a lot of energy to manufacture products for peoples home. Burning fossil fuels affect the air, water and soil
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Renewable resources: Benefits and disadvantages

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Benefits:

  • Less pollution
  • Constant
  • Uses hydroelectric, biomass,Solar, wind, geothermal energy

Disadvantages:

  • more money
  • Space
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Non-renewable resources: Benefits and disadvantages:

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Benefits:
-Cheap and easy to use

Disadvantages:

  • Can run out
  • More pollution
  • uses coal and oil
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