chapter 15 Uncertainty in Climate Change
If I were in the place to vote on greenhouse gas reduction I would need substantial evidence that something needed to be done. The models are constructed by computers, so they are based on statistics, they don’t account for many variables such as what the factories of tomorrow will produce both produce and emissions. I [...]
cases
Development of Cartography Mark Newman and Michael Gastner have developed a means of mapmaking that perfectly distorts images. They use a variable, such as cancer in New York State and depending on how many people in a given area have cancer, their area in the state grow proportionally. Their maps are ones in which [...]
chapter 14 notes
Chapter 14 notes Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing structure Layered Sphere- Core(composed mainly of iron), Mantle(less dense, hot pliable layer), and Crust(rocks that float on the mantle) -Continents are made of tectonic plates -Earthquakes are caused by the grinding of one plate on another Rocks and Minerals Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid element or [...]
chapter 14 review questions
1.) The Earth’s layers are constructed as follows; The core is the interior of the Earth. After that is the outer core (semisolid), the mantle and the crust, a hard outer layer. 2.) Mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid element or compound with a definite chemical composition and regular internal crystal structure. A rock [...]
chapter 14 vocab
Core- interior of the Earth, composed of a dense, intensely hot mass of metal, mostly iron, thousands of kilometers in diameter. Mantle- surrounding the molten outer core is a hot, pliable layer of rock. Crust- the outermost layer of the Earth is the cool, lightweight, brittle layer of rock that floats on the mantle. Tectonic [...]
backup information on year long project
The first clean air act was enacted in 1955. It was known as the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955. It has been revised three times (1963, 1970, and most recently in 1990). The national government lobbied for this act to passed. It was evident with the high amounts of air pollution were a detriment [...]
sea otters
The Sea Otter has had problems in Alaska, its population has decreased dramatically. Federal and state aid should be put into this development because any element of the environment that experiences a problem like this tends to snowball into other effects. The first step that needs to be taken is find out what is decreasing [...]
chapter 13 chapter in review
1.) Yosemite was authorized by Lincoln in the middle of the Civil War to protect its resources from the settlers. Yellowstone was the first national park because of U.S. Grant, its purpose was to protect the curious nature of its geysers. 2.)Pollution and noise from snowmobiles put wildlife, vegetation, and park workers at risk. They [...]
chapter 12 questions for review
1.) Forests 2.)Tropical rainforests in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia are dying the most. The ones that are growing the most are the forests in North America. 3.) Ruined ecosystems, increased pests, lower level life forms take over, loss of indiginous peoples and rare organisms, increase in levels of O2 gas. 4.)Clear cutting is [...]
chapter 13 notes
Chapter 13 Notes Preserving and Restoring Nature Parks and Natural Reserves Occupy a small percentage of our land however they protect valuable cultural/biological resources Park numbers have grown in recent years however they are being challenged in recent years Wildlife, Lands and Parks serve many often contradictory demands Forms of recreation, wildlife habitat and [...]
