How Tools and Machines Expand Human Reach

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Contrast hand tools with mechanized equipment to explain how machines accelerate resource harvesting.

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Examine how mechanized tools and heavy equipment accelerate the harvesting and extraction of timber, minerals, fossil fuels, food, and water.

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Analyze how technology interacts with the environment and how increased use of technology affects the burden and use of natural resources.