An Earth Without People
Author: Interview with Alan Weisman- Scientific America
A: List the major ideas, concepts or key points- point by point
B: Summarize the AUTHOR'S main point or idea- at LEAST 1-2 paragraphs
Without humans living on earth, there would be flooding, buildings crashing down, and power being shut down. There might be massive destruction at first, but as years go on you'll see what the earth is like when there are no more humans around. Plants will be growing rapidly and out of control, and animals will be able to run free. This will result into North America looking like a forest. Not only in North America will this happen but everywhere on Earth. There are bad things that will happen when humans are gone, but as time goes on you'll see that without humans, Earth is much healthier.
C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views
For me it's very difficult to see the world without humans. At first I though that without humans, what would the world be, but I forgot that the earth originated without humans and survived well without them. I had no idea that without humans, buildings would collapse and flooding would occur. It made me realize that we humans do a lot to keep our earth running neatly. Nature is stronger that I thought, and the impact it can make on earth without and humans is amazing.
So What?:
Says Who?:
What if...: Humans really disappeared from earth?
This reminds me of?:
This video we watch in class, Life after People because it shows what also happens if there were no humans on earth.
- After humans disappear, power plants will shut down stopping those drains.
- If humans disappeared, the first thing that would happen is the power will go off
- Subways would start to flood and sewers may begin to clog with debris
- Sewers will overflow. Corrosion will happen, beams will collapse. Streets would begin to crater
- Streets will revert to surface river
- Flooding in many places such as NYC
- Earth will be in a healthier state when humans are gone
- Building will collapse be covered in plants
B: Summarize the AUTHOR'S main point or idea- at LEAST 1-2 paragraphs
Without humans living on earth, there would be flooding, buildings crashing down, and power being shut down. There might be massive destruction at first, but as years go on you'll see what the earth is like when there are no more humans around. Plants will be growing rapidly and out of control, and animals will be able to run free. This will result into North America looking like a forest. Not only in North America will this happen but everywhere on Earth. There are bad things that will happen when humans are gone, but as time goes on you'll see that without humans, Earth is much healthier.
C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views
For me it's very difficult to see the world without humans. At first I though that without humans, what would the world be, but I forgot that the earth originated without humans and survived well without them. I had no idea that without humans, buildings would collapse and flooding would occur. It made me realize that we humans do a lot to keep our earth running neatly. Nature is stronger that I thought, and the impact it can make on earth without and humans is amazing.
So What?:
- Flooding would occur
- Plants would grow rapidly
- Buildings would collapse
- Animals would roam freely
- Earth would be healthier
Says Who?:
- Alan Weisman
- Scientific America
What if...: Humans really disappeared from earth?
- More waterways
- Animals would roam freely
- Earth would be healthier
- More vegetation
This reminds me of?:
This video we watch in class, Life after People because it shows what also happens if there were no humans on earth.