HUMANIZED ENVIRONMENT

Question 1

MAN-LAND PARADIGM

Answer 1

the results of interaction between people and their environment

Question 2

NATURAL HAZARDS

Answer 2

created by the constant motion of the three processes in the lithosphere:

• Tectonic
• Hydrological
• Meteorological / Climatological

Question 3

TECTONIC HAZARDS

Answer 3

at plate boundaries, tectonic plates diverge, converge, or transform; this can cause earthquakes at subduction zones or volcanoes on sea floors

Question 4

HYDROLOGICAL HAZARDS

Answer 4

during glaciation more water is in glacial form than bodies of water; excessive melting can cause flash floods

Question 5

ANTHROPOCENE

Answer 5

the proposed current geological time period where humans are the dominant influence on climate and environment

Question 6

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

Answer 6

where water from oceans, lakes, soil, and rivers evaporates, condenses, and then precipitates on land masses

Question 7

SALTWATER INTRUSION

Answer 7

caused by either increasing sea levels or a reduction in inland freshwater levels; can lead to groundwater quality degradation