changing global environment

Changing Global Changing Global EnvironmentEnvironment

MSCD Geog 1000MSCD Geog 1000

Fall 2008Fall 2008

Lecturer: Sara JacksonLecturer: Sara Jackson

What is the What is the environment?environment?

How do you affect it?How do you affect it?

Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint

Global EnvironmentGlobal Environment

How and why is the climate changing?How and why is the climate changing?

What are bioregions and how do What are bioregions and how do wewe affect them?affect them?

What is food security and how is it What is food security and how is it related to environment and related to environment and development?development?

Climate RegionsClimate Regions

Global WarmingGlobal Warming

How are these photos How are these photos related?related?

Rising sea levelsRising sea levels

BioregionsBioregions

Human ImpactsHuman Impacts

Human ImpactsHuman Impacts

Human ImpactsHuman Impacts

Human ImpactsHuman Impacts

Cattle Ranching Cattle Ranching Impacts?Impacts?

Food Security: Subsistence Food Security: Subsistence AgricultureAgriculture

Food Security: Green Food Security: Green RevolutionRevolution

Food Security: Industrial Food Security: Industrial AgricultureAgriculture

ReviewReview

How and why is the climate changing?How and why is the climate changing?

What are bioregions and how do What are bioregions and how do wewe affect them?affect them?

What is food security and how is it What is food security and how is it related to environment and related to environment and development?development?

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