Five Point Questions: Total 40 points Answer all but 1 a total of 8 in this section. If you answer the extra one it will be worth up to 5pts extra credit.
1. Explain the Montreal Protocol. What was it addressing? What caused the issue? How did they fix it? At what levels was this addressed (State, Federal, or International)?
2. Pick one of the six criteria air pollutants, explain where it comes from, the side effects to human health, and how it harms the environment.
3. With respect to water scarcity, which compartments two are under the most stress? What is a root cause of the increased withdrawals from those compartments? And finally, explain one solution to reduce this stress.
4. How should we compare the values of free-flowing rivers and natural ecosystems with the benefits of flood control, water diversion projects, hydroelectric power, and dammed reservoirs?
5. Explain how a dead zone can occur.
6. Consider and describe a piece of water legislation, what it does, and why its needed.
7. What are the concerns with how we manage e-waste?
8. Consider the saying Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Why is it said in that order? Explain and give an example of each.
9. What are the biggest concerns with waste management? Give at least two examples to help explain why they are.
Ten Point Questions: Total 20 points Answer all questions in this section. (Remember these are 10 point questions so Im expecting some deeper answers).
10. Using the agriculture industry alone, explain how it contributes to Air Pollution, Water Scarcity, Water Pollution, and Waste Management.
11. Debate the following proposition: Our air pollution blows onto someone else; therefore, installing pollution controls will not bring any direct economic benefit to those of us who have to pay for them. So why should we have them?
Essay Section: Total 40 points Must Answer
13. Using at least 5 terms from the list below, explain why understanding environmental science is important. You must explain what each term means, give an example, and state how it is connected to you. Be sure to underline the 5 terms in your essay.
Ecosystem Services
Sustainable Development
Ecosystems
Energy Flow
Cycling of Material
Natural Selection
Biomes
Carrying Capacity
Wildlife Endangerment
Toxicity
Bioaccumulation
Nutrition
Sustainable Farming
Biodiversity
H.I.P.P.O
Deforestation
Bacterial Resistance
Biomagnification
Mining
Geological Hazards
Greenhouse Effect
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Waste Disposal
Restoration Ecology
Emergent Diseases
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