Regional Development SOL # 4
Decreased Soil Fertility Human interaction with the environment affects the development of a region. Deforestation Amazon Basin, Nepal, Malaysia Acid Rain Black Forest Decreased Soil Fertility Aswan High Dam
DEFORESTATION Amazon Basin http://www.galapagos-inc.com/amazon_pic/1.jpg http://mappery.com/maps/Amazon-Basin-Hydrosheds.jpg
DEFORESTATION Nepal China http://www.pramodrimal.com.np/Nepal_Map.jpg http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/images/rural_treeless_hill.jpg
DEFORESTATION Malaysia Asia http://nigeldickinson.com/albums/sarawak/sarawak_borneo018.jpg http://www.mongabay.com/images/malaysia/06/malaysia1248.JPG
ACID RAIN Black Forest http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/oceancolor/locus/images/aq_800px-Acid_rain_woods1.JPG http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/54/72754-004-B387DF74.jpg
DECREASED SOIL FERTILITY Aswan High Dam http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/McGrawHill/Encyclopedia/images/CE631500FG0010.gif
Contributions to the determination of a country’s relative importance
CONTRIBUTIONS GDP Gross Domestic Product
CONTRIBUTIONS Land Size
CONTRIBUTIONS Population Size http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/great_north_run/2003/picture_gallery/images/finish2/crowd_shot2_400.jpg
CONTRIBUTIONS Resources
Elements of the physical environment, such as major bodies of water and mountains, influence the economic and cultural characteristics of regions. WATER MOUNTAINS
WATER Rio Grande Ob River Zambezi River Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers
WATER Rio Grande Boundary http://www.valleynewsline.tv/archives/files/dhs_texas_border_fence_map-jpg.jpg
WATER Ob River Flows northward into Artic Ocean http://israship.com/_bl/0/45329.jpg
WATER Zambezi River Water Power Africa Hydroelectric power
WATER Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers Flood hazard Asia India http://www.historycentral.com/NationbyNation/Bangladesh/Map.gif
MOUNTAINS Rocky Mountains Create rain shadows on leeward slopes dry http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/wyoming/images/s/wyoming-rocky-mountains.jpg
MOUNTAINS Himalayas Block moisture to create steppes and deserts in Central Asia http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/himalayas.php
Regional Development SOL # 4 Misty Jeffers