The Availability of Water Module due today!
Land & Water Use Unit test either 2/19 or 2/21!
Next up...
Math practice
More FRQ's
Plan for remainder of the year up to APES test
Get ready, the pace will increase from here on out!
-In table groups, go to class blog on personal electronics and read and watch the video (if applicable) to one of the links below.
-Summarize, pinpoint its importance to the field of environmental science, and be ready to share out with the class.
-5 minutes with your table group to prepare; quick share out
1. Zero waste products
2. Second Hand Shopping Mall
3. Polar bears in Russia
4. Beyond Meat Burger
5. Coffee & climate change
6. What is the Green New Deal?
7. Oil Drilling in Everglades, FL
8. Youth Climate Change Protests
Water Quality Testing
-Please follow protocol, be accurate with measurements, and record your data in the notebook as well as Google sheet
-Lab groups on the blog as 'Tank Lab Groups'
Finish Land & Water Use Unit (notes)
AGRICULTURE:
Green revolution
- introduction of high yielding variety (HYV) of seeds
-increased use of fertilizer, irrigation, pesticides, & genetically modified seeds
-took place during 1965 onwards
-aimed at increasing production to make India self-sufficient in food grains
-negative effects include pesticide-resistant insects, soil salinization, and degradation of land resources
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
-ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties
-only focuses on target organism
-minimizes risk to non-target organisms, humans & environment
WILD LANDS:
Old Growth Forest
-approximately 40% of all forests globally are old growth
-has not undergone major unnatural changes for at least 100 years
-contains a combination of young, mature, and snags
-high biodiversity
Forests regulate climate, control water runoff, produce oxygen, provide food and shelter for wildlife
silviculture - the growing and harvesting of trees
green belt - open or forested land at the edge of a city restricted to development
captive breeding - the process of maintaining plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities
URBANIZATION:
15 Quizlet vocabulary terms HERE
urban heat island - an urban area or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities
LAND CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY:
The federal government manages about 650 million acres (29%), of the 2.27 billion acres of U.S. land. Four land management agencies--the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Forest Service manage about 95% of these federal acres.
conservation - planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation
preservation - lands and their natural resources should not be used by humans and should instead be maintained in their pristine, original form
remediation - removing dangerous substances from the environment
restoration - returning something to its original state after use
mitigation - repairing or rehabilitating an ecosystem
sustainable land-use strategies - process of using ecological principles to guide land-use decisions; takes into account time, species, place, disturbance, and landscape
The End!
HOMEWORK:
-Finish any notes on Land & Water Use from today
-Watch Bozeman videos & take brief notes:
2 new videos
Water Resources (11 mins)
Forestry and Rangelands (9 mins)
2 videos you should have watched already: (no need to take more notes if you have already, just watch for review)
Land Use (8 mins)
Agriculture (9 mins)
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