How Humans Change the Environment
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Objective
I can describe how human activities affect the environment.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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As the human population grows, we consume and throw away more natural resources, which can lead to pollution.
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Human activities like unsustainable farming and diverting water flow caused Lake Urmia to shrink dramatically, harming wildlife and communities.
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We can minimize our harmful impacts by designing technologies, using scientific research, and considering the needs of affected people to create sustainable solutions.
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Practice
10 questions
What is pollution, as described in the video?
Name two human activities that can negatively impact wildlife.
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Exit ticket
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“Name two human activities that negatively impacted Lake Urmia, as discussed in the video.”
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