The changing Earth's surface affects society through landslides, land subsidence, floods and other natural hazards.These disasters can be both deadly and costly to society: t he Thistle landslide was the most costly single landslide event in U.S. history with costs exceeding $400 million.he changing Earth's surface affects society through landslides, land subsidence, floods and other natural hazards.
In the early 1400's a new movement in art and literature began in Italy. This movement was known as the Renaissance. It spread all over Europe, and its influence has been felt to this day. The spirit of the Renaissance affected not just the arts but all phases of life. As a result, the name of this artistic movement has been given to the whole period of history of the 15th and 16th centuries. The Spirit of the Renaissance. The word renaissance means rebirth or revival..
An artistic movement made up of American artists in the 1940s and 1950s, also known as the New York School, or more narrowly, action painting. Abstract Expressionism is usually characterized by large abstract painted canvases, although the movement also includes sculpture and other media. Related: Carolee Schneemann.