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

2. Human Impacts

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

4. Land Use
Used to develop solutions for natural resource management issues

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

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

7. 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

8. Agriculture
Unsustainable practices lead to erosion being high and….

9. 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

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

11. Deforestation Continued
Causes: Animals to migrate to urban areas

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

13. Read articles independently
Pair up with person who had other article
Discuss Similarities and Differences
Write a brief summary