Article: Human Impact on Earth

What kind of impact has the exponential growth of the human population had on the environment since the Industrial Revolution?

What does the article say has damaged many ecosystems?

What does the article say can help reduce our impact?

How long have modern humans been around?

During the mid 1700s how much did the popualtion grow by?

100 years after the Industrial Revolution, how much did the world population grow by?

Before the start of what century did the world grow to 6 billion people?

How many people are there predicted to be by 2030?

What is the slogan for Recycling?

Raw materials from the Earth and energy are needed to create, package, and transport new products to stores and homes

What is the most effective way to reduce waste?

Click all the ways to reduce the amount of waste produced?

How much plastic is estimated to have been produced since the 1950s?

Where does 60% of the plastic end up?

The rate of plastic production has grown slower than any other material even though we have become addicted to single-use plastic products

How many tons of plastic end up the ocean every year?

Many rivers carry the plastic to the ocean which then have a negative impact on our wetland and marine ecosystems

Plastic can fully disappear

How many states are anticipated to have water shortages by 2024