How do humans impact their envOnline version How do humans impact their environment? by Aaron Stinson 1 Entrepreneurs begin business to produce goods for distribution. 2 Truck, ships, trains, and planes carry these goods to different places. 3 The growth of cities and urban areas clears land for homes, businesses, and roads. 4 People and business consume natural resources, often destroying various habitats and ecosystems. 5 As people live, work, and play, they create and leave behind numerous forms of air, water, and ground pollution. 6 Deforestation 7 Entrepreneurship 8 Trade 9 Water Pollution 10 Air Pollution 11 Free Market 12 Migration