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  1. Human Impacts on the Environment - Education

    Test students’ knowledge of how humans impact the environment through their human footprint, the introduction of invasive species, and the destruction of habitats.

  2. Human Impacts on the Environment - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · Test students’ knowledge of how humans impact the environment through their human footprint, the introduction of invasive species, and the destruction of habitats.

  3. The Costs and Benefits of Environmental Changes - Education

    Mar 13, 2024 · This idea set explores unexpected and often obscured effects of human modifications of the environment. Challenge students to think about their own habits of consumption as well as the …

  4. Geography Standard 14 - Education

    Sep 4, 2024 · Understanding these themes enables students to see how human actions modify the physical environment and set those changes in a local to global context that ensures sustainability.

  5. People and the Rainforest - Education

    Modern human development, however, threatens the survival of rainforests. Part of the challenge of conservation is balancing the needs of indigenous peoples and the environment while protecting the …

  6. Human Modification of the Environment - National Geographic Society

    This idea set explores unexpected and often obscured effects of human modifications of the environment. Challenge students to think about their own habits of consumption as well as the habits …

  7. Amazonia: The Human Impact - Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Amazonia: The Human Impact Mining, logging, ranching, agriculture, and oil and gas extraction have put unsustainable pressure on the delicate rain forests of the Amazon Basin.

  8. Anthropocene - Education | National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the …

  9. Humans Induce and Reduce Environmental Disasters

    Oct 19, 2023 · Subjects Biology, Ecology, Conservation, Earth Science, Climatology, Oceanography, Geography, Human Geography

  10. The Many Effects of Flooding - Education

    Apr 4, 2025 · The human cost of flooding can be large, but events like this have a big impact on the natural world too, and the effects are not always negative. In fact, some ecosystems rely on seasonal …