{"id":29354,"date":"2025-11-06T03:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=29354"},"modified":"2025-11-06T22:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:16:34","slug":"human-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/change\/habitat\/human-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"7b2 Human Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Human Ecology Objectives<\/strong><\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Map the distribution of humans on earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  • Describe how humans can change environments over time using historical examples.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Provide examples of human interactions with other species, including parasites and organisms used for food.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    This section examines our species using an ecological lens.<\/strong><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    To figure out where we are as a species and how we got here, it can be useful to study earlier human populations and their practices.\u00a0 We will include videos from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, located in Eugene Oregon, in the next few sections of this Guide. \u00a0<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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