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29% of Earth is land mass. Of that 29% humans occupy less than 1% of that area. Of the remaining 28% about 40% is pure wilderness. 14% is true desert and 15% has desert like characteristics. 9% is Antarctica. Most of the remaining 22% are agricultural areas. There may be other areas with a human footprint of some kind.

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Can anyone name something that is completely useless to humans and prove that the Earth was not 'created' for humans?

One example of something useless to humans is the vast stretches of uninhabitable land on Earth, such as deserts, frozen tundras, and deep ocean trenches. These areas do not support human life, which challenges the idea that the Earth was exclusively created for humans since a significant portion of the planet is inhospitable to us.


When did humans first appear on earth?

According to some geneologists (working from the Bible and using estimates of lifespan) around 6000 years ago. According to some other groups, somewhat before that, usually agreeing with the third group; According to current paleological work, modern humans appeared around 200 thousand years ago.


How did the last great ice age have an effect on humans settling in the Americas?

During the last great ice age, large ice sheets locked up much of Earth's water, lowering sea levels and creating a land bridge between Asia and North America known as Beringia. This allowed humans to migrate from Asia into North America, eventually leading to the settling of the Americas.


How did humans populate the Earth's continents?

Humanity apparently started in Africa and spread to the connected continent of Asia, then to the connected continent of Europe. When humans began getting more and more intelligent, they developed means of transportation, one of the earliest being boats. Humans then sailed to islands around the continents. The last three continents to be populated by humans were Australia, North America, and South America in that order. Humans arrived to these continents from Afro-Eurasia by either ship or walking. A land bridge between Asia and North America formed, making migration to the Americas possible. However, people arrived in Australia and Polynesia before this. The only possible way was by boat.


Why do scientists think the ice age encouraged ancestral humans to spread across the earth?

During the ice age, vast ice sheets covered much of the northern hemisphere, leading to lower sea levels and creating land bridges between continents. This provided ancestral humans with new opportunities to migrate and colonize areas that were previously inaccessible. The harsh conditions of the ice age may have also encouraged human populations to adapt, evolve, and develop new survival strategies, ultimately leading to their widespread distribution across the earth.

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What percentage of all earth's water in is a form that is useable to humans and land animals?

3 percent is useable to humans and land animals


What percentage of earth do humans occupy?

Humans occupy less than 1% of the total land area on Earth. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered by water bodies.


What is Europe's percentage of the earth's land?

Europe covers about 7% of the Earth's land.


What percentage of the earth s surface is land?

The approximate percentage of earth covered by land and water is this land is 47 percent and water is 53 percent The approximate percentage of earth covered by land and water is this.land is 47 percent and water is 53 percent


What percentage of the earth's land is BC?

100% to the nearest whole percentage.


What percentage of all of earths water is in a form that is useable to humans and land animals?

3 percent is useable to humans and land animals


What percentage of earth surfaceis dryland?

About 32.4% land, or 40% land


What percentage of earth is forest?

what percentage of the earth's surface is covered by temperate forest


When did humans first land on the earth?

Humans did not "land" on Earth, as humans evolved on Earth. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, are believed to have originated in Africa around 200,000 years ago and have since spread across the globe. It is important to note that Earth is our home planet where humans evolved, rather than a destination we traveled to.


What relationship do humans have with land?

Most humans on Earth live on land, and many of them own land. Without land, humans would either have to live in underwater habitats or simply would not survive.


What percentage of earth's suface is covered by land?

about 29%


What percentage of earth surface is dr land?

29%