Which of the following statements critiques technology’s impact on the physical environment?
Human desire for fossil fuels such as oil and coal has led to reliance on technologies like fracking, despite the damage fracking does.
Human desire for fossil fuels such as oil and coal has led to reliance on technologies like fracking, despite the damage fracking does.
Dams help humans reroute water for irrigation and to create power, allowing them to accomplish important goals for themselves.
Dams help humans reroute water for irrigation and to create power, allowing them to accomplish important goals for themselves.
Taking steps to avoid deforestation is one strategy that will enable humans to reduce technology’s impact on the physical environment.
Taking steps to avoid deforestation is one strategy that will enable humans to reduce technology’s impact on the physical environment.
Greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing have been happening for centuries in factories around the world, causing climate change.
Greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing have been happening for centuries in factories around the world, causing climate change.
Which answer best analyzes how technology is affecting the world?
Technology is decreasing crop yields.
Technology is decreasing crop yields.
Technology is being used to conserve and restore ecosystems.
Technology is being used to conserve and restore ecosystems.
Technology is decreasing life expectancy.
Technology is decreasing life expectancy.
Technology is leading to less innovation.
Technology is being used to conserve and restore ecosystems.
Which statement best summarizes the changes in agricultural techniques over time?
Over time, humans have decreased the inputs of energy and chemicals in agriculture.
Over time, humans have decreased the inputs of energy and chemicals in agriculture.
Humans have been using the same agricultural techniques since the beginning of sedentary agriculture.
Humans have been using the same agricultural techniques since the beginning of sedentary agriculture.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from very expensive to very cheap.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from very expensive to very cheap.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from requiring large inputs of labor to requiring large inputs of energy and technology.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from requiring large inputs of labor to requiring large inputs of energy and technology.
Which agricultural system requires the lowest input of labor and energy?
intensive farming
intensive farming
genetically modified crops
genetically modified crops
nomadic pastoralism
nomadic pastoralism
industrial agriculture
industrial agriculture
industrial agriculture
After you investigate the effects of technological change on natural resource use, what statement could you make?
Since the mid-eighteenth century, people have gradually transitioned from riding horses to driving automobiles, flying airplanes, and launching rockets to space.
Since the mid-eighteenth century, people have gradually transitioned from riding horses to driving automobiles, flying airplanes, and launching rockets to space.
People learned how to use trees to make paper more than 2,000 years ago.
People learned how to use trees to make paper more than 2,000 years ago.
People used to produce electricity by burning coal, but today electricity can be produced using sunlight, running water, wind, and Earth’s internal heat.
People used to produce electricity by burning coal, but today electricity can be produced using sunlight, running water, wind, and Earth’s internal heat.
People have been using iron since the beginning of the Iron Age hundreds of years ago.
People used to produce electricity by burning coal, but today electricity can be produced using sunlight, running water, wind, and Earth’s internal heat.
The statement that critiques technology's impact on the physical environment is:
"Human desire for fossil fuels such as oil and coal has led to reliance on technologies like fracking, despite the damage fracking does."
To arrive at this answer, we need to analyze the given statements and identify the one that raises concerns about technology's negative impact on the physical environment. In this case, the statement points out that the pursuit of fossil fuels and the subsequent use of fracking technology have resulted in detrimental effects on the environment. Fracking is known to cause damage, such as groundwater contamination and earthquakes. This statement highlights the negative consequences of technology on the environment.
The other statements either emphasize the positive outcomes of technology (e.g., dams helping with irrigation and creating power) or propose strategies to mitigate technology's impact (e.g., avoiding deforestation). While these statements provide different perspectives on the intersection of technology and the environment, they do not specifically critique technology's negative impact, unlike the first statement about fracking.