Environmental Science 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Peak Oil, Midwestern United States, Aquifer
26 Apr 2015
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The geological period (chronological) for when humans began to have a significant global impact on the earth"s ecosystems. Usa): what type of living arrangement was created on the dependence of cheap oil and large areas, made transportation much easier and affordable, everyone could drive a car. A world of of land? convenience: created interstate highways with the large areas of land and the increased number of car owners. In 2005, the oil peaked, it was gradually rising and then it peaked and began to decline and plateaued. There was a larger demand than there was supply; prices began to rise because it was becoming scarcer: when the oil production starts to decline. See declines in many other minerals as well. The freshwater crisis, 1 billion people don"t have access to fresh water. Intersecular; affects many different aspects of life of both developed and developing countries: affects agriculture, education for children, and the climate.
