EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Environmental history is also the story of human exploitation of the natural world. It is about the impact of agriculture on soil and landscape, the history of forests, the effects of hunting and grazing; but also about the environmental impact of mining, transportation, urbanisation and industrialisation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution? Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increased.