The Anthropocene Flashcards
how does poverty impact on the environment
causes environmental degradation to the immediate surroundings in order to survive
give Malthus’ argument on poverty and resource scarcity, and the anti-malthusian argument
reproduction is a biological phenomenon beyond our control, human pop will grow exponentially until famine or resource limits.
anti-malthusians argue technology can support a greater number of people on earth
what factor helped to initiate and sustain human diffusion?
physical geography and landscape
what is the earliest known human-made landscape?
the Messak, Saharan carpet of tools
consists of lithic fragments
what may have been a factor in the creation of grasslands in Southern Africa
use of fire to clear land for farming
where did humans diffuse from and when
East Africa, 50,000 years ago
what allowed humans to reach the americas, and when
Bering land bridge, 15,000 ya
whenabouts did farming begin
in the transition from pleistocene to holocene
what river aided in the spread of humans, ideas, agriculture etc
the Danube corridor
describe briefly changes to the human population over the last 10,000 years
huge growth
same amount of land but much more people
begin to transform the environment, accelerated by agriculture
when did the industrial revolution roughly begin
1750
how did land use change between 1700 and today
decrease in forest and increase in pasture land
how much of the land surface has been modified by humans
over 50%
give two regions where groundwater is being overused
Nevada and Dubai
what evidence of pollution can be seen at the poles
cryconite- powdery windblown dust that builds up in ice/snow
made of soot, dust, microbes
