Humans have become one of the most significant agents of change in the near-surface

Earth system. And because all of Earth's subsystems are interconnected, changes in
one system can produce unforeseen changes in others.

Recorded history indicates that human activities in agriculture, industry, and

everyday life have had major impacts on the lithosphere. Large areas of land are
being transformed by agriculture, mining, and the expansion of settlements, which
cause erosion and soil movement annually that exceed all natural processes.

The activties of modern society are having a severe impact on the hydrologic cycle.
Air, thermal, and water pollution affect the condition on both the hydrosphere and
the atmosphere. With damaging effects in other species and human health.

Human activities have a vital role on the alteration of the biosphere, changing or
destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of many organisms.

Activities and advanced technologies that have built and maintained human
civilizations have large consequences for the sustainability of these civilizations
and the ecosystems with which they interact. As population grows, consumption of
natural resources increase to provide people with more developed lifestyles, so do
the human impacts on the planet.