Oscar Arriaga Period 1, computer January 28, 2013 Litter Question Answers 1. What is litter?

Litter is Trash, junk, and all of the stuff you see when youre walking down the street. Some examples of litter is bottles, paper, wrappers, etc. 2. Why do people litter? People litter because they are either too lazy to throw their trash away properly or because they dont care about the environment. 3. Who is more likely to litter? Well the people who live a dirty home or who just dont care, but the people who are more likely to litter are young people or people with a large house. 4. Define these acts of littering Drop with Drop with intent is when the person subtly intent: Flagrant fingers: Inch away: Foul dropped the item on the ground, but with shooters: Wedgers: Sweepers: notable intent to litter. Flagrant fingers are blatant littering of objects out in the open without attempt to conceal their actions. Inch away is when inchers place their litter beside them and slowly inch away from it until they no longer be identified as the litterer. Foul shooters aim to discard their item in a receptacle, but after missing leave the object on the ground. Wedgers are individuals who stuff disposable objects into small spaces where they will not be seen. Sweepers collect their litter by brushing it off a flat surface into their hand or bag, but in the process drop items on the ground. 5. Are there any advantages of littering? The advantages of littering are that it gives Explain people jobs. Like a janitor for example. 6. Are there any disadvantages of littering? The disadvantages of littering are it Explain pollutes the world with trash and junk.

7.What are some strategies to prevent people from littering?

Some ways to prevent littering is to tell someone to not litter or to start picking up trash.

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