5/3/16
AP Human Geography
Per.6
Chapter 13: The Humanized Environment
Write Up:
The documentary Home, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, discusses the matter of human's effects on the planet. The documentary starts by giving a history of the earth and how it came to be. With stunning aerial footage of many different parts of the earth the viewer can see lots of biodiversity within the first few minutes. While the footage is quite beautiful, the topics being discussed are not. Topics such as the crisis of habitat destruction, energy depletion, and climate disruption are all touched upon. A major problem with habitat destruction is the risk of contributing to mass extinctions. Destroying animals natural homes can eventually lead to the destruction of the species which take a large toll on diversity on the planet. Energy depletion is also a large problem the world faces today. With a lack of renewable resources we rely on things such as fossil fuels which only adds to environmental stress. This problem goes hand in hand with climate disruption because the use of nonrenewable usually leads to an increase in greenhouse gases causing the ozone layer of our atmosphere to continue to deplete. Overall, Home is an eye opening documentary filled with mind blowing statistics that help paint the bigger picture. I would recommend this documentary to anyone wanting to learn a little bit more about our earth and what we humans are truly doing to it.
The documentary Home, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, discusses the matter of human's effects on the planet. The documentary starts by giving a history of the earth and how it came to be. With stunning aerial footage of many different parts of the earth the viewer can see lots of biodiversity within the first few minutes. While the footage is quite beautiful, the topics being discussed are not. Topics such as the crisis of habitat destruction, energy depletion, and climate disruption are all touched upon. A major problem with habitat destruction is the risk of contributing to mass extinctions. Destroying animals natural homes can eventually lead to the destruction of the species which take a large toll on diversity on the planet. Energy depletion is also a large problem the world faces today. With a lack of renewable resources we rely on things such as fossil fuels which only adds to environmental stress. This problem goes hand in hand with climate disruption because the use of nonrenewable usually leads to an increase in greenhouse gases causing the ozone layer of our atmosphere to continue to deplete. Overall, Home is an eye opening documentary filled with mind blowing statistics that help paint the bigger picture. I would recommend this documentary to anyone wanting to learn a little bit more about our earth and what we humans are truly doing to it.
Map:
I chose to color a map of Asia because when it comes to the topic of the Humanized environment Asia is very closely associated with that. With countries like China and India which produce a significant amount of the world's pollution alone it causes Asias name to be brought up on the more negative side of the conversation when talking about the Humanized environment.
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