Problem: The figure below was taken from Steffen et al paper that you were assigned to read this week.
a. Why is it important that human societies and their activities be included with the interactions of natural systems?
b. How is this model different from other models that are more anthropocentric in nature?
c. Fossil fuel use is increasing. In the figure follow the interactions leading from an increasing fossil fuel use and comment on its consequences to other compartments of the Earth system.
d. Explain why Production and Consumption have a central place in the diagram with connections leading both to human cultures and into the geosphere and biosphere.