How Do Interactions among Earth's Spheres Vary Regionally?
ES0108  Human Interactions with the Geosphere
BLM
Metal ore is extracted from Earth at mines.
NOAA
Discarded items accumulate and are buried in landfills.
Consider how humans interact with the geosphere in each of these locations.

4. Describe interactions between humans and the geosphere illustrated by the images.

5. In your region, what materials do humans take from the geosphere? What materials are returned to it? 



	

 	

		
			
	

	
	

		 
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