Question

question 23 (2 points)
political ecology challenges romanticized western narratives about the role of humans in relation to the natural world. how is this exemplified by the notion of \wilderness\-nature untouched by humans?
\wilderness\ ignores the impact of human behavior on even the wildest, least populated, and most remote places on earth.
\wilderness\ implies an exclusion of humans from the rest of the natural world.
\wilderness\ makes unnecessary any conservation policies that help humans better interact with nature.
all of the above

Explanation:

• The concept of "wilderness" as nature untouched by humans ignores human impact on remote areas (e.g., climate change affects even "wild" regions).
• It implies humans are separate from nature (romanticized Western view), but humans are part of ecosystems.
• If nature is seen as untouched, conservation policies for human - nature interaction might seem unneeded, but they are crucial.

Answer:

All of the above.