Landscape Features: Karst Topography

graded discussion Discussion: Should Karst Environments Be Protected? 20 points

As you saw in the movie, human activities can significantly impact cave systems. But what about other parts of karst environments?

  • Do some Internet research on how humans impact caves and karst environments by searching on the keywords, "human impacts on karst environments."
  • Create a discussion board entry to explain some of the ways that humans impact karst environments, what is being done about it, and why you do or do not think these landscapes are worth protecting.

Please post your response to the Discussion: Should Karst Environments Be Protected? link and respond thoughtfully to the posts of other students. For information on how this assignment will be graded, please view the Discussion: Should Karst Environments Be Protected? Rubric.