chapter 13 human impacts on natural systems physical environments and cultural impacts climates,...
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Chapter 13
Human Impacts on Natural SystemsPhysical Environments and Cultural ImpactsClimates, Biomes, and ChangeLand Use and Land CoverWater Supply and Water QualityGarbage Heaps and Toxic WastesProspects and Perspectives
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in Utah
Figure 13.1
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Source: Courtesy of Kennecott
Incoming Solar Energy
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Incoming Solar Energy
Figure 13.2b
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Climates of the World
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The Pattern of Precipitation Variability
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Creating the Greenhouse Effect
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Formation and Effects of Acid Precipitation
Figure 13.8a
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Where Acid Rain Falls
Figure 13.9
Source: Data from Canadian Government.
TOMS Depiction of Ozone Depletion
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Source: © NASA
Photochemical Smog in California
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Source: Copyright Exxon Corporation and the American Petroleum Institute.
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Destruction of Trees by Acid Rain
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Source: Copyright Susan Reisenweaver.
Desertification
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Source: Based on H.E. Dregne, Desertification of Arid Lands, figure 1.2, copyright 1983 Harwood Academic Publishers; and A World Map of Desertification, UNESCO/FAO.
No-Till Farming
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Source: Gene Alexander/Soil Conservation Service, USDA.
World Pattern of Soil Degradation Concern
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Source: World Resources Institute and International Soil Reference and Information Center.
Percentage of Water Supply for Human Use
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The Hydrologic Cycle
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Mean Annual Percipitation
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A Sanitary Landfill
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