This group of historians and history teachers convened in 2006â2007 to review. the AP U.S. History course and provided recommendations to ensure that the. historical thinking skills, themes, and scope of the course are aligned with the. expectations of college and university survey courses.
Climate change can also be caused by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and the conversion of land for forestry and agriculture. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, these human influences on the climate system have increased substantially.
Causes of Climate Change. 1  Figure 7y-1 illustrates the basic components that influence the state of the Earth's climatic system. Changes in the state of this system can occur externally (from extraterrestrial systems) or internally (from ocean, atmosphere and land systems) through any one of the described components.