Man-made: New Landscapes

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Keta, Ghana in 1985...source is flicker_user bknittle
excellent blog about technology in the classroom at: http://www.bethknittle.net/WP_Blog/

The truly amazing thing about the study of the earth surface is how often it is necessary to look through the overprint of man's existence. Often the changes to hillside, bay side, or ocean beach to fit in houses results in major problems over time, or during extreme events. An earthquake or a long and heavy storm can start to unravel these marks made into the earth or simply erase them.