Warm up What is one way you have interacted with the lithosphere today? Hydrosphere? Atmosphere NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE?

Human Impacts

Land Use-Lithosphere Products/Benefits obtained from land, Management practices carried out to produce products/benefits

Land Use Used to develop solutions for natural resource management issues

Land Use Continued Need to use long-term planning and goals or this may happen- again

Overgrazing Caused by too many animals or not controlling animals grazing activity

Overgrazing Indicators include: animals run short of pasture, livestock run out of pasture, livestock performance and condition Increase soil erosion, reduce plant growth, increase weeds

Agriculture Unsustainable practices lead to erosion being high and….

Agriculture Trying to produce more food for growing population with less water due to water restrictions Modern practices need to change to become more green and also better for the land

Deforestation Clear natural resources for farms, pastures, harvest timber, build roads Impacts: Soil Social Climate

Deforestation Continued Causes: Animals to migrate to urban areas

Urbanization People are migrating to the cities Problems: keep wages low, increase in traffic, destroys open space, pollutes water and air

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