HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Humans have:
1) transformed the landscape

2) eliminated wildlife habitats

3) overused pesticides

4) eliminated some predators

5) Introduced new species...
ie zebra mussels in Lake Erie

6) overharvested renewable resources...
fish, tiger skins, crops

7) interfered with the cycles of nature

8) over populated the world

9) other ideas???


Can you think of some positive impacts that humans have had on the environment?










Positives




1) recycling efforts RRR

2) preserving what we cannot replace

3) researching alternative energy sources

4) rehabilitating ecosystems

5) EPA

6) National Parks

7) others???