Human Impact: Flashcards
1
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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
2
Q
Renewable resources: Benefits and disadvantages
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Benefits:
- Less pollution
- Constant
- Uses hydroelectric, biomass,Solar, wind, geothermal energy
Disadvantages:
- more money
- Space
3
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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