Assignment Task: Human Alteration of the Natural Environment
Assignment: Think of the countless ways that human actions have altered and continue to alter the natural environment. Your assignment is to write about an explicit local example of human alteration of the natural environment using spatial analysis. You are free to choose a local topic that interests you. It must be something from the local area - your property, neighborhood, city - something that is familiar to you. Discuss this topic from a geographer's perspective.