Page 63-68 terms Weather Phenomena that effect people and

Places”• Tornadoes—a powerful, whirling

windstorm—more occur in Northern Texas, Ok, Kansas, & Missouri than anywhere else.

• Hurricane—powerful, whirling storm that forms over oceans. Not as “focused” as a tornado, may have a “storm surge” with it.

Isabelle

• Typhoon—What a hurricane in the Pacific is called.

• Tsunami—Ocean waves caused by an under the ocean earthquake

Physical and Ecological Processes which effect Humans & places:• Earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, erosion

How humans impact the environment

• Environmental changes– Acid Rain (Germany, Scandinavia, China, and

Eastern USA– Pollution—Mexico City, Chernobyl, oil spills

Mexico City

Water Diversion/management

• Aral Sea—getting smaller

• Colorado River—provides water & electricity for a huge area of the Southwest U.S.

• Aswan High Dam

• Canals—Suez, Panama (pictured here)

• Reservoirs, Irrigation

Suez Canal

Changing Landscapes• Agricultural terracing—China, S.E.

Asia

• Polders—Netherlands—land reclaimed from the Sea

• Deforestation—Nepal, Brazil, Malaysia

• Desertification—Africa

How technology affects our ability to modify the environment

or adapt to it.• Agriculture—fertilizers, mechanization

• Energy usage—fossil fuels, nuclear

• Transportation—building roads, etc.

• Cars—parking lots, suburbs (not really possible w/o. cars)

• Airplanes—noise, huge airports

Environmental impact on humans

• Settlement patterns, housing materials, agricultural activities, recreation, transportation patterns