Introduction to Geography: People, Places, and Environment, Global Edition

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 1-29206-126-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-126-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Geography - Thinking Geographically - Page 75: 3

Answer

Historically, nature was the primary source of environmental dangers, but human activity has now surpassed nature as the primary source of environmental hazards. While nature causes earthquakes, human beings constructed nuclear power plants that, when damaged by the tsunami caused by the earthquake, have created a massive environmental hazard.

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Historically, nature was the primary source of environmental dangers, but human activity has now surpassed nature as the primary source of environmental hazards. While nature causes earthquakes, human beings constructed nuclear power plants that, when damaged by the tsunami caused by the earthquake, have created a massive environmental hazard.
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