The document discusses the inter-relationship between people and the environment. It examines how (1a) human activities can positively impact the environment through actions like cloud seeding, but also how (1b) activities can negatively impact it through over cultivation and deforestation. It explores how (2a) the physical environment can positively affect people by providing natural resources, but also how (2b) it can negatively impact them through natural disasters. Finally, it argues that (3) the environment has a greater influence on people as extreme weather and disasters are beyond human control, while people have a greater impact on altering the environment irreversibly.