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Lesson 3 - Human Environment Systems

This document discusses human-environment systems theory in geography. It emphasizes the interaction between human societies and the natural environment. The human system consists of social institutions and activities, while the environment system refers to biological and ecological systems. Human political and economic systems can generate laws that impact the environment for better or worse, as human activities have a significant effect on the natural world.

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Lesson 3 - Human Environment Systems

This document discusses human-environment systems theory in geography. It emphasizes the interaction between human societies and the natural environment. The human system consists of social institutions and activities, while the environment system refers to biological and ecological systems. Human political and economic systems can generate laws that impact the environment for better or worse, as human activities have a significant effect on the natural world.

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LESSON 3

Human - Environment
Systems
“Society shapes Nature
Nature shapes Society”
Human Environment Systems

Theory focused on the discipline of


geography
Emphasizes the interaction of man and his
environment
Human System Environment System
 Consists of the institutions and  Based on the geographical aspect
activities that make up the man-  Focused on the biological and
made society. ecological systems of the planet
Examples: (Natural systems)

Government, Politics, Industrial Examples:


Waste Management, Agriculture, Biodiversity of the Earth, Global
Urbanization, Culture and Tradition Weather, Landscapes
Human Environment Systems

The political and economic system in the society generates


laws that can protect or harm the environment and the
nature
The context of the law is usually anchored in the
production of food provided by nature to man
The Human system has a great impact on the state of the
Environment System

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