Human’s Adapting to their Environment (Humans using the resources in the immediate area to survive)

Human’s Adapting to their Environment

Terrace Farming a type of farming that is used in hilly areas to create patches of land for farming

Technology: the use of materials, tools and skills Technological innovation: the development of new technologies

Technological Advancements that allowed for adaptation to the environment

Disadvantages of Nuclear Power  Very, very dangerous.  It must be sealed up and buried for many years for the radioactivity to go away.

Disadvantages to Hydro- electricity  Expensive  Impact on wildlife (ecosystems)

Disadvantages of Wind Power  Noisy  Often near the coast, where land is expensive.

Public Transportation (Advantages?)

Columbian Exchange (Importance?)

Desalination

The process by which salt is separated to make fresh water Allows people to adapt to new environments where only salt water may be present (example: Israel) Spain built the first one nearly 40 years ago

U.S. Sources of Oil

Arctic Oil

Importance of Offshore Drilling???

What did railroads, planes and highways allow us to move away from?

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Originally created to increase supply of oil within Middle Eastern countries Currently used as a way to control oil prices

Why use genetically altered crops?? the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques

Innovation #1: Moveable type  Created in 1450 by Johann Gutenberg  Allowed books to be printed more cheaply; news and ideas spread quickly  Helped launch the Protestant Reformation by spreading criticism of the Catholic Church

Innovation #2: Steam Engine  Invented in the 1700’s  Provided power for factories, transportation, steamboats, and trains.

Innovation #3: Internal Combustion Engine  Powered automobiles and airplanes  Improvements in places and ease of travel and shipping goods

Innovation #4: GPS and GIS  GPS: Global Positioning Systems  Utilize satellites to send exact locations on Earth.  Used today for cars, addresses and routes, search and rescue capabilities, and weapons/military.  Example: GoogleEarth

Innovation #4: GPS and GIS  GIS: Graphic Information Systems  Utilize computers to capture, store, manage, and analyze information  Allows for better interpretation and visualization of data

Innovation #5: Air Conditioning  Allow people to move and live in places that have more extreme weather.  Caused a major population shift to the South and West starting in the 1960’s.

Innovation #6: Desalinization  The process by which salt is separated to make fresh water  Allows people to adapt to new environments where only salt water may be present (example: Israel)  El Paso, Texas has one of the world’s largest desalinization plants

Innovation #7: Agriculture  Introduction of the tractor allowed for farmers to harvest crops more quickly  Fertilizers and pesticides keep crops healthy and insect-free  Farmers are learning to grow plants with less water, land, and labor  Satellites help farmers get more accurate weather reports

Innovation #8: Trade  Movement from trading with nearby communities to a world wide market place  Larger ships, planes, trucks, and trains allow more goods from more places.  Some of the biggest manufacturers in the world are China, Mexico, Japan, USA, and Chile.

Innovation #9: Medicine  The understanding of DNA has opened doors for scientists to understand genetics  New tools like CAT scans and MRI’s use computers to create 3D images the body  Creation of medicines and developing cures for diseases