Cycle ends this Friday 2/7
Begin Unit on Land Use
APES:
Read: Chapters 18,19 and 23
Due: Coal Lab Wednesday 50 points
Activities:
Landfill and Leachates Lab
Incineration Lab
SYSTEMS:
Read: Chapter 14
Nonrenewable Resource Lab Due
Begin:
Study Guide CH 14 50 points
Coal Lab 75 points
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Course Outline – Topics
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UNIT
Topics |
Chapter |
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Introduction To Environmental Issues
Sustainability, Social Equity, Economics and the Environment |
1 + 11 |
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Ecosystems
Ecology, Biomes, Energy Flow and Change, Biogeochemical Cycles |
2, 3 & 4 |
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Population
Population Biology, Human Demography, Poverty, Human impact on the Natural World |
5 & 6 |
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Water Use, Pollution and Management
Sources, Groundwater, Water Quality, Human Use, Sewage Treatment, Conservation, Remediation, Clean Water Act |
7 & 17 |
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Soil and Agriculture and Human Health
Erosion, Food Production, Risk analysis, Pesticides |
8, 9, 15 & 16 |
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Biodiversity
Extinction, Endangered Species, Conservation |
10 |
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Energy
Nonrenewable and Renewable Sources, Consumption and Pollution, Efficiency and Conservation |
12, 13 & 14 |
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Solid Waste
Disposal, Prevention, 3 R’s, Hazardous Waste |
18 & 19 |
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Air Pollution and Climate Change
Historical Patterns, Human Impact, Modeling Climatic Factors, IPCC, Outcomes and Mitigation Strategies |
20 & 21 |
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Sustainable Communities
Stakeholders, Cost – Benefit Analysis, and Urban Sprawl |
22 & 23 | |
