Module 10 - Climate and Resources
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Activity 3: Readings
- Read the following chapters in Introduction to
Geography: People, Places and Environment. These
readings examine the relationship between humans and the environment –
the way climate and resources affect human civilization and the
reciprocal effect of human consumption on the environment.
- Chapter 2: “Climate Change” (pages 86-90)
- Chapter 5: “Age Structure of the Population” (pages 166-174)
- Chapter 6: “Culture Realms” (pages 229-231)
- Chapter 9: “Earth’s Resources and Environmental Protection” (pages 353-388)
- Chapter 11: “Cultural Sub-Nationalism” (pages 448-449)
- Chapter 13: “Development, Pollution, and the Quality of Life” (pages 576-583)
- Log on to Thinkwell, and read:
- Thinkwell Program: Section 3.1.5 – The Impact of Climate Change
- Thinkwell Program: Section 3.1.7 – The Environmental Impact of Deforestation, Global Warming and Population Growth
- Thinkwell Program: Section 3.1.12 – Key Factors in Population Growth
- Thinkwell Program: Section 3.1.14 – Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources and Implications of their use
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