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Description
Viewers are taken on a 3-minute journey through the last 250 years of our history, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the Rio+20 Summit. The video charts the growth of humanity as a global force equivalent in their impact on major geological processes.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
The thesis of the video is suggested by the title - Welcome to the Anthropocence. It suggests that with the Industrial Revolution human's have acquired the power to alter the planet to a degree that previously was assigned to nature. The video makes this case with reference to a number of dramatic developments. Because these developments are presented in broad brush strokes, the video should be used as an introduction in those curriculum units that investigate human-environmental interactions.
Relevant Curriculum Units
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- British Columbia
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- Grade 12
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- Social Studies
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- Human Geography 12: Human activities alter landscapes in a variety of ways.
- Physical Geography 12: Interactions between human activities and the atmosphere affect local and global weather and climate
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Advanced Environmental Science 120:Introduction to the human sphere
- Introduction to Environmental Science 120: An Overview of Environmental Science
- Social Studies
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- World Issues 120:Interdependence
- Newfoundland & Labrador
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- Grade 10
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- Geography
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- Canadian Geography 1202: Natural and Human Systems
- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 3205: Introduction to Environmental Science
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- Ontario
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- Grade 9
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- Geography
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- Exploring Canadian Geography: Physical Geography and Physical Processes in Canada
- Grade 11
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science (Univ/College Prep.) Scientific Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges
- Environmental Science (Workplace Prep.) Human Impact on the Environment
- Geography
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- Regional Geography (Univ./College Prep.): Sustainability and Stewardship
- Grade 12
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- Geography
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- The Environment & Resource Management (Univ./College Prep.):Sustainability and Stewardship of Natural Resources
- World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (College Prep.):Sustainability and Stewardship
- World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (Univ. Prep.):Sustainability and Stewardship
- Prince Edward Island
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- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 621A: Introduction to Environmental Science
- Geography
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- Geography 621A Global Issues : Inquiry- What are the issues?
- Geography 631A Global Issues: What are the issues?
- Yukon Territory
- Step 2Select a grade level
- Grade 12
- Step 3Select a subject
- Social Studies
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Human Geography 12: Human activities alter landscapes in a variety of ways.
- Physical Geography 12: Interactions between human activities and the atmosphere affect local and global weather and climate
Themes Addressed
Citizenship (1)
- Ecological Footprint
