Environmental Pollution Outline

1.  Complete the second outline using Ch. 10, 18, 19, 20, & 21 of Environmental Science. Use complete sentences. The following is an example:

a.  Environmental history

1)  Before 1960

a)  Few people had ever heard of the word ecology.

b)  The term, environment, meant little as a political or social issue.

2)  Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

a)  Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1960.

b)  At about the time the book was published, several environmental events were occurring.

c)  Examples of these environmental events are oil spills and highly publicized threats of extinction of many species.

d)  Environment became a popular issue.

3)  Early days of modern environmentalism

a)  Environmentalism was dominated by confrontations between those labeled environmentalist and those labeled anti-environmentalists.

b)  Environmentalists believed that the world was in peril.

c)  The antienvironmentalists believed that social and economic heath and progress were necessary.

4)  Today

a)  The situation has changed from the early days of modern environmentalism.

b)  Public opinion polls show that people around the world rank the environment among the most important social and political issues.

c)  There is no longer a need to verify that the environmental problems are severe.

2.  Complete the rest of this worksheet based on the example above. Remember to be thorough in your answers and write in complete sentences.

a.  Water management

1)  Describe water management and use.

a)  Freshwater sources

b)  Water supply problems

c)  Water conservation

d)  Water use

2)  Effects of water use and management practices on the environment

a)  Short-term effects

b)  Long-term effects

b.  Three major types of environmental pollution

1)  Identify type one.

a)  Causes

b)  Treatments

c)  Effects on ecosystem health

d)  Effects on human health

2)  Identify type two.

a)  Causes

b)  Treatments

c)  Effects on ecosystem health

d)  Effects on human health

3)  Identify type three.

a)  Causes

b)  Treatments

c)  Effects on ecosystem health

d)  Effects on human health

c.  Global warming

1)  Background

a)  Describe the Earth’s atmosphere.

b)  Describe the Earth’s energy budget.

2)  Global warming concepts

a)  What makes the Earth warm? – Explain the greenhouse effect.

b)  What natural greenhouse gases are associated with the greenhouse effect? 

c)  What anthropogenic greenhouse gases contribute to global warming?

3)  The future

a)  Predicted climate, weather, and ocean changes of increased global warming

b)  Potential environmental, ecological, and societal effects from increased global warming

c)  Evidence that supports or refutes increased global warming predictions and effects

4)  Prevention

a)  How might global warming be mitigated?

b)  What can you do to decrease the effects of global warming?

c)  What political constraints might influence decisions on global warming?

d)  As a global society, how can nations and individuals influence policies and practices to mitigate for increased global warming?