GEO 103 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Holocene Extinction, Anthropocene, Homo Sapiens
3 Oct 2016
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Anthropocene: the impact of humankind on the geological and ecological atmosphere. The 6th extinction - the world is in the midst of a sixth mass extinction that"s being caused by our species. A brief history of humans : humans began in africa and migrated, leading to the fact that they can adapt to different environments, 95% of homo sapiens history were foragers, hunter-gatherers. F: we created a class society of the elite to push others to work/become enslaved. Anthropocene stage 1 - the industrial age (ca. Anthropocene stage 2 - the great acceleration: exploded growth in 1945 (end of wwii, created this conundrum in which we know we are developing environmental crisis, economic boom. Anthropocene stage 3 - the stewards of the earth system: it"s been verified that we are indeed live in a geological course of destruction (anthropocene force)
