The quote by Eratosthenes's is ''man is the architect of earth's surface''. what is the meaning of that quote

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Answer 1

Homo Faber, Man the Builder, humans leave a trail of construction/destruction wherever they go, forestry, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, roads, canals, garbage, we are one of the few creatures (beavers are 2nd?)  that can plan it's use of the environment, and the leader of all animals in /conceiving/creating changes on a planet-wide scale. Nature alone can/does/shall make greater changes to the Earth's surface - including the destruction of our "permanent structures & monuments." Read Shelley - OZYMANDIUS.

Answer 2

It implies that although man can literally move mountains and change the course of rivers perhaps man ought to be careful about what he does to his environment.

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