Human environment relationship
The earth’s physical environment varies greatly from place to place. The interactions between physical systems and human systems create opportunities and challenges for people and places. The implications of these interactions affect both physical systems and human systems.
Students will describe the significant forces that influence the physical environment, such as plate tectonics, erosion, climate, and natural disasters, and explain how the effects of physical processes vary across regions of the world.
Students will identify patterns evident in the geographic distribution of ecosystems and biomes and explain how humans interact with them.
Students will cite evidence of how the distribution of natural resources affects physical and human systems.
Students will use geographic reasoning to propose actions that mitigate or solve issues, such as natural disasters, pollution, climate change, and habitat loss.