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of people in some other countries?” “What area of consumption had the greatest effect on your footprint? How might you reduce this part of your footprint?”
E3.4 assess the role of technology in changing the impact that humans have on the natural environment
Sample questions: “How have various techno- logical developments, such as the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, electric power generation, and the personal computer, affected our resource and energy needs and our resulting impact on the environment?” “How might technology help us reduce our impact on the environment? What are some developing tech- nologies that might help to reduce impacts in areas such as climate change, forest harvesting, sewage treatment, and air and water quality?”
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