Human Environment Interaction · The Anthropocene

Modifying the Landscape

Case studies on large scale human modifications such as dams, deforestation, and desertification.

Key Questions

  1. 1What are the unintended consequences of large scale irrigation projects?
  2. 2How does deforestation in the Amazon affect global weather patterns?
  3. 3Why is the Aral Sea disappearing and what can be done to stop it?

Common Core State Standards

C3: D2.Geo.10.9-12C3: D2.Geo.12.9-12
Grade: 9th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: Human Environment Interaction
Period: The Anthropocene

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