From the earliest times, humans have shaped and changed the landscape through their migration and settlement. Historical and modern-day examples show-how natural habitats and wilderness areas are being destroyed to expand farmland and towns and cities, and how increasing urbanization of populations is adding to the problem of carbon emissions that cause climate change.
From the earliest times, humans have shaped and changed the landscape through their migration and settlement. Historical and modern-day examples show-how natural habitats and wilderness areas are being destroyed to expand farmland and towns and cities, and how increasing urbanization of populations is adding to the problem of carbon emissions that cause climate change.
Changing Planet: What Is the Environmental Impact of Human Migration and Settlement?
48Changing Planet: What Is the Environmental Impact of Human Migration and Settlement?
48Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780778751946 |
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Publisher: | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Publication date: | 06/01/2010 |
Series: | Investigating Human Migration and Settlement Series |
Pages: | 48 |
Product dimensions: | 7.80(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.20(d) |
Lexile: | 1180L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 10 - 13 Years |