what is going on in this picture?. human’s adapting to their environment (humans using the...

What is going on in this picture?

Human’s Adapting to their Environment(Humans using the resources in the immediate area to survive)

Human’s Adapting to their Environment

Terrace Farminga type of farming that is used in hilly areas to

create patches of land for farming

Technology: the use of materials, tools and skills

Technological innovation: the development of new technologies

Technological Advancements that allowed for adaptation to the environment

Technological Advancements that allowed for adaptation to the environment

Public Transportation (Advantages?)

Columbian Exchange (Importance?)

Desalination

The process by which salt is separated to make fresh water

Allows people to adapt to new environments where only salt water may be present (example: Israel)

Spain built the first one nearly 40 years ago

U.S. Sources of Oil

Arctic Oil

Importance of Offshore Drilling???

What did railroads, planes and highways allow us to move away from?

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

• Created to increase supply of oil within Middle Eastern countries and to control oil prices

Agriculture

Genetically Altered CropsAltering the DNA of crops with the intent of

increasing the yield

Medicine

GPS and GIS