Erosion

Erosion, or the process of wearing down the surface of the earth by natural processes such as rain, water, wind, and tectonic movement, continues on daily, weekly, monthly, yearly basis whether we humans like it or not. It has been happening since the beginning of time, and will continue to happen religiously forever. Erosion occurs over millions of years; wind, water, sea, and rain continue to shape and reshape the land endlessly, often creating new or oddly formed land structures. The most breathtaking sites in the world, such as the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Niagara Falls, and Mount Everest, were made with at least some process that has something to do with erosion. The earth's natural processes aren't to be stopped, if nature can help it. Places in China, Estonia, Jordon, and Japan, all have been affected at least to some degree by erosion. Coastal or beach  erosion, meaning erosion around the coastlines of various countries occurs, too, and sometimes we can see the changes it creates happen right before our eyes, even after a few years. Glaciers, huge drifts of ice, play a huge part in erosion as well. In fact, over the next million years, several new continents could even be formed. How will erosion affect the earth in the next 100, 1,000, or 1 million years?

In last week's class we started the topic of erosion. We  read about the topic, and this was followed by vocabulary. Then, we completed the vocabulary word practice, and did our usual listening. Finally, we wrote some sentences and shared those, too. At last, today we designed and presented our projects based on erosion.

After that, we briefly started the next topic, environmental economics. After reading, we just touched on the vocabulary, which will be completed after the winter holiday. As for that, please have a great holiday season, get lots of rest, grab a lot of otoshidama, eat a lot, and get ready for the new year!