ENVIRONMENT CHANGES

DEFINITION

• Natural hazards: severe weather and climate events
• Most causes are natural
• Change in population: increase or decrease in a population
• When people enter or leave a population

DEFINITION 2

• Limiting fators: An aspect of the environment that limits distribution
• Can be caused by climate, food,water, space and shelter avaliability

EFFECTS

• Natural hazards: damage to environments and populations
• Change in population: growth rate of countries, which can lead to overpopulation
• Limiting factors: how many people live in an environment due to weather, space, or food supplies