(par 5.1.3 ) Industrialisation (taken from Wikipedia)
Industrialisation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrialisation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The effect of Industrialisation shown by rising income levels since 1500. The graph shows the gross domestic product (at purchasing power parity) per capita between 1500 and 1950 in 1990 International dollars for selected nations.[1] Map showing the global distribution of industrial output[clarification needed] in 2005, based on a percentage of the top producing state, the United States […]
(par 5.0) Holocene extinction (taken from Wikipedia)
Holocene extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction The percentage of marine animal extinction at the genus level through the five mass extinctions The Holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the Sixth extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is the ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holoceneepoch, mainly as a result of human activity.[1] The large number of extinctions spans numerous families of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and arthropods. With widespread degradation of highly biodiverse habitats such as coral reefs and rainforests, as […]
(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
What Is Sustainable Agriculture? https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/what-sustainable-agriculture There’s a transformation taking place on farms across the United States. For decades, we’ve produced the bulk of our food through industrial agriculture—a system dominated by large farms growing the same crops year after year, using enormous amounts of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that damage our soil, water, air, and […]