Begin Unit 4: Land and Water Use

Happy New Year! I hope you had a fun and restful holiday break with your family and friends.

Positive Environmental News from 2018 (look over together)

Before break, we finished Unit 3: Population and studied population biology and human population trends.
We also had a homework check and scored FRQ's.

More on upcoming schedule, grades, and finals when Ms. Ferro is back on Monday!

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Unit 4: Land and Water Use

Unit Objective: I can analyze the environmental impact of human land and water use by studying land types and uses, water resource management, and biotic resources used for food supply. 

1. Quizlet Vocab Terms ~ 40 minutes
To familiarize yourself with the vocabulary used in this unit, use this study set on Quizlet (HERE); use your personal electronics to access. In your notebook, create the following 5 categories and write down the 43 vocabulary terms under the correct category: Agriculture, Pesticide Use & Laws, Forestry, Mining, Fishing. For now just write down the term, but you should use Quizlet for definition study later. Get a stamp when done. 
(If you finish early, study and/or write down the definitions! VOCAB QUIZ ON MONDAY!)

2. In what ways do we use the land on earth? (~10 mins)
Brainstorm at your tables for a few minutes, then each table share out at least 1 idea and write on board (write down in notebook); hint - there are generally 5 broad categories 

3. Watch Bozeman Science 'Land Use' video (HERE; video is 8 mins) and answer the following questions in your notebook:  
(~15 minutes)
(write questions down before watching video):
     1. Urbanization is:
       2. Most people now live:
     3. Two ways cities can grow 'smarter' are:
     4. Three types of land preservation are:
Get a stamp when done.


If time: Check out this website on Land Use in the US (https://enviroliteracy.org/land-use/)