Natural environment

over the natural world, but VanderMeer eliminates that factor of superiority with Area X. Despite being well armed with assault rifles and handguns, the people fed to the environment face almost certain doom. Area X consumes people, no one has really been able to come back, at least “not really” (VanderMeer 135). The environment of Area X triumphs over humans, contrary to the “world beyond which we have changed so much” (VanderMeer 197). Civilization has tarnished and brutalized the natural…

Air pollution is a mixture of natural and man-made substances in the air we breathe. It can be divided into two main categories: indoor air pollution and outdoor air pollution. Outdoor air pollution takes place outside the natural built environment. The main types of outdoor pollutions are: Ozone, Particulate matter, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfate Dioxides, Lead. The health effects are risks associated with outdoor air pollution varies depending on age and previous health/medical…

Humanity’s relationship with nature periodically shifts between symbiotic and parasitic. We feed off nature in order to survive, and in exchange, we carefully monitor how our behavior affects the environment and the organisms within it. Responsibility is the price we pay for dominance and sentience. To help fulfill this duty, the United States government established the Wilderness Act in 1954 with the intention of becoming passive “guardians” of nature instead of encroaching “gardeners.”…

Uneducated, naïve tourism is a major problem that affects the environment, wildlife, the economy, and many more. If the Gringo Trails, we see different tourism scenarios at different locations around the world. All of the scenarios had many things in common, including problems with both modern tourists and backpackers. Basically, the more tourism that occurs, the more problems that arise. Many of these problems can be corrected and avoided if travelers are educated and aware of things such as…

One of the oldest arguments in history of psychology is the nature vs nurture debate. We know that both play massive roles in human development, but nature takes the upper hand. Genetic traits passed down from your parents influence a person’s development more than the environmental factors. Characteristics such as intelligence, height, weight, eye colour and certain diseases are all related to our genes and that is what makes us who we are. Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental…

request will ineluctably decrease the space of natural resources. Moreover, starting from the late 1950s, with Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring, people started pay attention to the pollution of synthetic particles as to all the environmental problems caused by the civilization process. As kuhn states, awareness is prerequisite to all acceptable changes of theory. Plus with urban system getting bigger and more integrated, demands for natural resources have dramatically increased…

entertainment. Menageries allow people to learn about animals from a safe distance and see some animals which they would never have seen if it were not for wildlife parks. Many argue that captive animals are not happy in their environment, and should be set free from zoos in their natural habitat. Although many find captivity cruel and unnecessary, having animals in captivity is beneficial to our society as well as to captive animals because when done right, endangered species are protected and…

of their geographic likeness. The details of the study also reflect the concept of environmental determinism, in which “The simple definition…is that the natural environment is responsible for all human actions” (Hardin, 2009, p.9). Further research into…

The Contrast Between Desire and Need The contrast between acting for personal gain and survival in Boyden’s Three Day Road and “The Wonder and Danger of Mighty Moose River” highlights the need for a physical balance in the environment. In Three Day Road, a contrast is displayed between hunting for personal profit and hunting to survive, which demonstrates the harmony that must be maintained in nature to keep the resources sustainable. While Elijah and Xavier are hunting through the winter to…

overtime, and the ability to hide and burrow effectively. The change in their fur coat may change to help them blend in, and the ability to hide and burrow is very helpful to get away from dangerous predators. The number of predators might impact the natural selection of one of the traits for…