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Human Environment Interaction

Netherlands

• 40% was once under the sea

• Created polders - land that is reclaimed by diking & draining the land

• Seaworks - structures that are used to control the sea’s impact on human life.

• Terpen - high earthen plafforms

Netherlands

• Zuider Zee - part of the North Sea that was changed to freshwater by Dutch

Zuider Zee

Italy

• Venice - created by humans

• Made up of 120 islands and part of mainland Italy

• 150 canals

• Walk or boat are forms of transportation

Venice

Venice

• Became a city when people escaped invaders

• Wooden pilings were sunk into ground for construction

• Buildings were built on top

• City is sinking

Venice

• Water pollution threatens historic Venice

• Waste, sewage, and saltwater are eating away at the buildings

Deforestation

• Huge areas have been cleared - used for fuel, building materials

Acid Rain

• Factories produce high amounts of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. They mix with rain causing acid rain. Has been a huge problem in Europe

Deforestation