Acceleration of History Human societies are changing faster
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Acceleration of History Human societies are changing faster than nature can keep up To download: Shift Left Click Power. Point 97 Please respect copyright on this material
Reaction Topic F If you looked at the countryside around Madison 3000 years ago, what would you have seen?
Key Points F Climate and natural communities have evolved over thousands and millions of years F Assisted by language and social learning, human societies have evolved much faster F By freeing humans of former limitations, modern technology has accelerated change still further F We have little understanding of the future implications
Past Times on Earth - 1
Pre-Settlement Wisconsin F Oak Savanna http: //www. glu. org/preserve. htm F Tallgrass Prairie http: //www. inhs. uiuc. edu/~kenr/pra iriebiodiversity. html
Past Times on Earth - 2 The Big Bang ~18 billion yrs
Living Species and Related Fossils F Living Fish F Related but different fossil species F http: //www. nap. edu/readingroom/bo oks/evolution 98/evol 1. html
Ancient and Modern Stromatolites F The oldest known photosynthetic organisms • ESS A Closer View p 37
Atmospheric Oxygen and the Evolution of Life • http: //www. nap. edu/readingroom/books/evolution 98/evol 1. html
The History of Life from the fossil record F F Click Image to Enlarge A B & P Chapter 1
Key Points F Climate and natural communities have evolved over thousands and millions of years F Assisted by language and social learning, human societies have evolved much faster F By freeing humans of former limitations, modern technology has accelerated change still further F We have little understanding of the future implications
Human Societies F evolved over 100 s to 1000 s of years F BP = year before present
Key Points F Climate and natural communities have evolved over thousands and millions of years F Assisted by language and social learning, human societies have evolved much faster F By freeing humans of former limitations, modern technology has accelerated change still further F We have little understanding of the future implications
Modern Technology F evolved and diffused over decades F each revolution changed lifestyles
Prospects for Future Change F Globalization of the economy F Increasing world population F Pressure on natural resources – arable land, forests, water F Climate change F Human conflict
Key Points F Climate and natural communities have evolved over thousands and millions of years F Assisted by language and social learning, human societies have evolved much faster F By freeing humans of former limitations, modern technology has accelerated change still further F We have little understanding of the future implications
Sources of Information F Brown et al Chapters 1, 10 F Anderson, Beiswinger, and Purdom, ”Environmental Change”, Macmillan (A, B & P) F Listed Web Sites
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