Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 11th Edition (Fellmann)

Chapter 13: Human Impacts on Natural Systems

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Is there enough evidence to support the argument that the world is getting warmer? Does it matter for policy makers? How and why?

2. Should the U.S. scrap the Yucca Mountain plan? Why or why not? If the project is stopped, what should the country do with its radioactive waste?

3. Do the developed countries of the world have any right to tell the developing world not to cut down its forests?

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