Impacts of genetics and geoscience on the behaviors of young people and how human behaviors change the geographic environment

Siyan Chen

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Chen,S. (2024). Impacts of genetics and geoscience on the behaviors of young people and how human behaviors change the geographic environment. Theoretical and Natural Science,63,27-37.

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Impacts of genetics and geoscience on the behaviors of young people and how human behaviors change the geographic environment

Siyan Chen *^,1,

¹ Wuhan Britain China School, Wuhan, China

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-8818/63/20241561

Abstract

This review systematically summarized and discussed the impacts of genetics and geoscience on human behaviors, especially young people, and how human behaviors change the geographic environment. In the review, some basic methodologies of genetic epidemiology have been revisited. It also compared environmental influences with adaptive genetic influences across various adolescent behaviors as examples. Pathways for the occurrence of genetic risks arepresented in this review as well where issues not just in deviant behaviors but also in the health issues mentally and physically. While geographic environment has impacts on the behaviors of young people, human activities are one of the reasons for those changes as well. Summaries and insights exhibited in this review can not only shed light on future research of the impact of various human activity on the geographic environment, but also implies benevolent activities human can take for the environment that consequentially benefit the growth of our adolescents at both cognitive and body level.

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Impacts of genetics, adolescence behavior (drinking behavior), geographic environment, geoscience, human activities.

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Chen,S. (2024). Impacts of genetics and geoscience on the behaviors of young people and how human behaviors change the geographic environment. Theoretical and Natural Science,63,27-37.

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