1. 6th Grade Social Studies Unit 5, Lesson 6: How and Why Do Humans Modify the Environment?

2. Bulldozer Photo. 5 December 2013 <http://www. hardwarecanucks

3. Consequences of Extracting and Using Natural Resources
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Connecting Back:
Consequences of Extracting and Using Natural Resources

4. Local
Neighborhood Change in Connecticut, 1934 to Present. University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC. 12 December 2013 <

5. Local
2010
Neighborhood Change in Connecticut, 1934 to Present. University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC. 5 December 2013 <

6. National
Urbanization in China. World Resources Institute. 30 November 2012 <

7. Xi'an, The southern edge in 2005
National
“China's rapid urbanization in bird's eye pictures.” Urbanization in China. 12 December 2013 <
Xi'an, The southern edge in 2005

8. Xi'an, The southern edge in 2009
National
“China's rapid urbanization in bird's eye pictures.” Urbanization in China. 12 December 2013 <
Xi'an, The southern edge in 2009

9. Xi'an, The southern edge in 2010
National
“China's rapid urbanization in bird's eye pictures.” Urbanization in China. 12 December 2013 <
Xi'an, The southern edge in 2010

10. Regional
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11. Global Arctic Sea Ice Minimum. 1979
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum. NASA. 5 December 2013 <

12. Global Arctic Sea Ice Minimum. 2005 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum. 2005
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum. NASA. 5 December 2013 <

13. Global
Satellites have made continual observations of Arctic sea ice extent since 1978, recording a general decline throughout that period.
Since 2002, satellite records have revealed unusually early onsets of springtime melting in the areas north of Alaska and Siberia.
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum. NASA. 12 December 2013 <

14. A Historical Perspective
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Text Selection:
A Historical Perspective

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18. Identifying Examples of Human Modification of the Environment
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Identifying Examples of Human Modification of the Environment

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