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Unit 4: Humans and the Environment

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The objective for this unit is to set the stage for understanding how humans have altered the trajectory of Earths abiotic and biotic systems. Specifically this unit will dive into the history of humans on this Earth, how we became successful, how we utilize/acquire basic necessities (water, food), and the how increasing population densities have influenced environmental health. This unit will also addresses the past and present of how the above variables changed as our population changed.

                                                                             Chart of human evolution through time

Figure Unit4.1: Chart of human evolution compared to other extinct species of the Homo genus. Image by Reed DL, Smith VS, Hammond SL, Rogers AR (licensed under CC-BY 2.5)

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Rachel Schleiger (CC-BY-NC)

Thumbnail image - "Human ecological footprint" is in the Public Domain


This page titled Unit 4: Humans and the Environment is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Melissa Ha and Rachel Schleiger (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative) .

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