1. Human-Environment Interaction Cy Woods HS 2011-2012

2. Economic activities and management of resources impacts both physical and human geography.Economic activities and management of resources impacts both physical and human geography. Human-Environment Interaction Two types? adapt modify

3. North America The Dust Bowl (1930s) Over-farming and a severe drought. Hundreds of thousands left their homes in the Great Plains. Causes?

4. The Dust Bowl (1930s) Consequences? Shift in farming methods on the Great Plains. Changed the economic structure of California.

5. North America Lake Mead Las Vegas A city in the middle of the desert. Made possible by dams and irrigation of the Colorado River.

7. South America Deforestation: the removal of forest land for other uses.Deforestation: the removal of forest land for other uses. Often cleared for farm land or urban areas.Often cleared for farm land or urban areas.

8. South America Slash and burn agriculture.Slash and burn agriculture.

9. Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Causes environmental problems. Debt for nature swaps.

10. South America How do you grow food on slopes like these?

11. South America Terraced farmingTerraced farming Used by the Incas and many others around the world.Used by the Incas and many others around the world.

16. Europe Acid rain caused by industrialization.Acid rain caused by industrialization. This was where the Industrial Revolution began.This was where the Industrial Revolution began. Causes deforestation.Causes deforestation.

17. Europe Polder: Land reclaimed from the sea. Built for a growing population and more agricultural land.

19. Russia Chernobyl power plant explosion.Chernobyl power plant explosion. 19861986 Caused by human error.Caused by human error.

20. Russia Chernobyl power plant explosion.Chernobyl power plant explosion. Sent a cloud of radioactive material into the atmosphere.Sent a cloud of radioactive material into the atmosphere.

22. Aral Sea The Soviet command economy wanted to grow cotton in the desert of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. To do this, they diverted the rivers that fed the Aral Sea to irrigate the cotton fields. They did grow cotton, but??? Cotton

23. Why is it shrinking? The Aral Sea is SHRINKING at an unprecedented rate. Caused by over irrigation & bad policies of the former Soviet Union

24. The region still wastes millions of gallons of water using outdated Soviet era equipment.

25. You can grow cotton almost anywhere when you put enough water on it….even in the desert.

26. Middle East Strategic commodity: A commodity so important, people will go to war over it. Oil and water

27. Middle East Desalination: the process of removing salt from water.Desalination: the process of removing salt from water. CostlyCostly

28. South Asia Ganges RiverGanges River One of the most polluted rivers in the world.One of the most polluted rivers in the world. Sewage, industrial waste, non-cremated bodies, daily washing all contribute to pollution.Sewage, industrial waste, non-cremated bodies, daily washing all contribute to pollution.