Technology in Palau: mapping the impact

Section role: supports the 'Mapping the Impact of Technology' section while the teacher synthesizes student group designs into formal geographic concepts. Slides: (1) Title — 'Mapping Technology in Palau'; (2) The KB Bridge — bullets: connecting Koror and Babeldaob, creating a commuter culture, human characteristic change; (3) Traditional vs. Modern Travel — image comparison of outrigger canoes and modern speedboats; (4) Sustainable Solar Power — how solar panels bring electricity to remote villages while keeping Palau a Pristine Paradise; (5) Physical Environment Impact — how dredging for ports changes the shape of the seabed and coral reefs; (6) Technology Affects Both — reinforcing that new tools change both human life and the natural environment. Closing slide: 'Which came first in Palau: the change to the human town or the change to the coral reef?' — sets up the transition to the Tech Detective Quiz in the final section.

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