The growing population uses the land to meet their needs. What is one challenge of this?
More people close together in cities removes spaces for animals to live in a natural habitat
What is one problem people have caused by modifying our landscape?
Animals have lost their habitats and we have caused pollution
True or False: Humans do not have negative impacts on the Earth
False
How has New York changed in the last 350 years?
Bigger buildings, more roads, more bridges, more people
True or False: Humans change the landscape over time.
True
True or False: Humans can have positive impacts on the Earth
True
Why did people begin to modify their environment?
They wanted to meet their needs by growing food and building homes and shelters
According to the article, the population is... Growing or Shrinking?
Growing
The growing population uses the land to meet their needs. What is one benefit of this?
Roads, bridges, and tunnels allow people to get around more easily, and quickly transport food and resources to many places
How do we use oil, coal, and gas?
For Energy-to power cars, heat homes, and make electricity
Long ago, people got their food by...
Hunting and Gathering
How did people long ago make their shelters?
They used the resources around them
How do humans use soil and water?
To grow food
Why should we use resources wisely today?
So they will be around in the future
What is one way you use the natural resources around you?
Drink water, breathe air, use wood for shelter, use gas in cars
What is URBANIZATION?
A process where more and more people come to live a work making an area into a bigger city
How can you make a positive impact on the landscape?
Reduce waste, keep air and water clean, don't pollute
What happens to trees when we build homes?
They are cleared
Looking at these pictures, how have people modified the landscape?
They built bigger buildings, roads, tunnels...
How have humans modified our landscape?
We have built buildings, roads, dams, cleared trees, and mined