GEOG 1F90 Lecture : "Home" Notes
28 Sep 2011
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Humans began as solely hunters and gatherers and evolved into agriculturalists. With the discovery of oil, humans changed earth immensely. Most humans now live in major cities. Humans began to exploit the earth"s natural resources. Most of the crops are no longer used for humans, but the animals we farm instead. Humans use toxic pesticides and fertilizers on the earth. The more earth develops, the more meat is consumed. Use of grains to feed animals that are eventually slaughtered, when those grains. 70% of the earth"s water is used on crops. could feed the entire world, and then some. Our ways of life have become dependent on oil and other natural resources. The number of cars in los angeles is almost equal to the number of inhabitants. Other countries copy the american designing of cities. No place further from nature is dubai, yet no place relies more on nature than.
