Key Issues How do geographers describe where things are? Why is each point on Earth unique? Why are different places similar? Why are some human actions.

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Key Issues How do geographers describe where things are? Why is each point on Earth unique? Why are different places similar? Why are some human actions not sustainable?

Learning Outcomes 1.4.1: Describe the three pillars of sustainability. 1.4.2: Describe the three abiotic physical systems. 1.4.3: Explain how the biosphere interacts with Earth’s abiotic systems. 1.4.4: Compare ecosystems in the Netherlands and southern Louisiana.

Why Are Some Human Actions Not Sustainable? Sustainability and Resources Geographers observe two major misuses of resources: Humans deplete nonrenewable resources. Humans destroyed otherwise renewable resources through pollution of air, water, and soil. Three Pillars of Sustainability Environment Pillar Sustainable development can only exist if conservation is embraced more fully than wasting resources or preservation of all resources. A resource is a substance and the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use. Sustainability the use of Earth’s renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future.

Why Are Some Human Actions Not Sustainable? Sustainability and Resources Three Pillars of Sustainability Economy Pillar Efforts to set prices of commodities and goods based not only on supply and demand but also on costs to the environment. Society Pillar Modifying the wants of cultures in regards to shelter, food, and clothing to objects that are sustainable

Why Are Some Human Actions Not Sustainable? Earth’s Physical Systems Geographers classify natural resources as part of four interrelated symptoms. Abiotic system is one composed of nonliving or inorganic matter. Atmosphere: thin layer of gas surrounding Earth Hydrosphere: all water on and near Earth’s surface Lithosphere: Earth’s crust and layer just below the crust Biotic system is one composed of living organisms. Biosphere: all living organisms on Earth

Why Are Some Human Actions Not Sustainable? Interactions in the Biosphere People are now the most important agents of change on Earth. Human modification of the abiotic systems has ongoing ramifications. Examples Atmosphere contains pollutants, humans have trouble breathing. Without water, humans waste away and die. Excessive extraction of resources from lithosphere limits availability of materials for building and fuel for energy. Excessive erosion or depletion of nutrients limits biosphere’s ability to provide food for humans.

Why Are Some Human Actions Not Sustainable? Modifying the Environment Few ecosystems have been as thoroughly modified as those of the Netherlands and Florida. Netherlands Much of the Netherlands would be underwater, if it weren’t for polders- a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area. Dutch have become world leaders in reducing the causes of global warming and industrial pollution. Florida Unsustainable modifications made to ecosystem, as a result of draining portions of the Everglades and water pollution from cattle grazing

Figure 1-44 SUTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM: THENETHERLANDS (left) The Dutch people have considerably altered the site of the Netherlands through creation of polders and dikes. (right) A polder in North Holland has been created by pumping the water from the site into the canal.

Figure 1-45 UNSUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM: SOUTH FLORIDA To control flooding in central Florida, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers straightened the course of the Kissimmee River, which had meandered for 160 kilometers (98 miles) from near Orlando to Lake Okeechobee. The water was rechanneled into a canal 90 meters wide (300 feet) and 9 meters deep (30 feet), running in a straight line for 84 kilometers (52 miles).

Summary Geography is most fundamentally a spatial science exhibited by its emphasis on mapping. Every place on Earth is in some respects unique, although regions of likeness can be drawn because of the diffusion of people, objects, and ideas. A substance is merely part of nature until a society has a use for it. If its price disregards its costs to the environment, then it is often an unsustainable practice.