Natural World

Advantages of nature play on the development of children The advantages of children interacting with the natural environment have been promoted to early childhood educators and families of children alike, with theorists such as Froebel (1896) encouraging for children to be acquainted with the nature and their fellow creatures. With the development of the world into highly constructed environments Louv (2000) suggests that children are prone to suffering “nature deficit disorder” from the lack of…

definition of fracking, it is a dangerous process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers, deep within the earth. Injecting water, sand and chemicals into the rock at a high pressure, it allows the gas to flow out of the well. (Shukman, 2013) How is fracking related our daily life? Fracking contaminates our drinking water, harms our environment and cause deep structural imbalance that may result an increasing rate of natural disasters. Not only should…

Environment In a world devoted to consumption, considering where the products come from is rare. In many cases, resources are found from the uncivilized areas of the world. The result of this production is global deforestation. Deforestation results negatively on the Earth’s health. Deforestation is the mass clearing of trees which results in “the reduction of CO2 emissions” (Laborczy, Winkler). Besides the negative impact found in the Earth’s atmosphere, deforestation has a harmful impact the…

The human population and the earth’s natural resources are ultimately connected. Many say that the cutting down of trees is occurring at a high rate, but in reality there are approximately two and a half million acres of trees planted a year. This process enhances the economy by utilizing wood and paper, providing space for buildings and homes, growing crops, and allowing for more jobs within the construction and business fields. Deforestation has positive effects on the increasing amount of…

controversy in the United States between whether teachers should educate students on Natural Selection. South Carolina passed a law to allow students to begin learning it this year, but their teachers cannot use the term ‘Natural Selection’ because it does not agree with their senators religion. Evolution has been an issue for many years and goes back to when Darwin created the theory in 1858. He informed the world of his findings after a long period spent observing the alterations in species.…

take an inward approach to evaluate the change of nature throughout human history. David Quammen’s Wild Thoughts from Wild Places is a compilation of personal accounts that addresses different natural phenomena and looks deeper into the environmental and social justice behind human involvement in the natural world. In Wild Thoughts from Wild Places, Quammen points to specific animal species, white tigers and the superdove, to reveal environmental injustices that are continuously happening in…

photography grew out of his love for nature. This brought him to teach himself how to photograph for capturing unique moments in the natural world. His first camera, a Canon AE-1, was purchased on board the USS Clark FFG-11 during his active duty years as an Engineman with the United States Navy. For Morris, the beauty of nature is for all of us to enjoy, and the natural world has always been his favorite subject. Through the years, looking at photographic work published in magazines like…

Works – a uniquely “urban” ecosystem located in the city’s core. Formerly Toronto’s chief brick manufacturing facility, Brick Works has since been converted into a wholly committed city park, devoted to the preservation of greenspace, integration of natural ecosystems into the urban environment and educational facilitation. Among the ecosystem services, Brickworks largely focuses on supporting and cultural values in its identification as an urban park. Although entirely open to human…

question was it’s not the people themselves but the environment. Jared then stated five things need for an area to develop such as domesticable plants and animals, population size and density, cultural diffusion and migration, climate/biome, and natural resources. Jared’s theory…

maintenance and use of public transport systems. Underground construction of transport systems and the interference with aquifers. Water used to clean public transport system. River systems utilised for local public transport in the busiest harbour in the world. Environmental issues that are not addressed in this documentary…