DESNIELLE G.

GATON STS 11

BSCE – 2B

MODULE 2

Activity

SOIL FUEL

HERBAL FRESH
PLANTS AIR

LUMBER OXYGEN
VEGETABLES FRUITS

What resources you can get from the above photo? Put your answers at the end of the
arrow. You can make as many arrows as possible around the photo. Or you can also list
down your answers on a sheet of paper.

Analysis

1. Describe the above photo.

 The above image shows a picture of our nature. There are green forest
and hills which are very calming to look at. The picture is on top view
which makes the sky and the clouds visible in the picture. The picture
depicts that the beauty of the nature shouldn’t be destroy by us.
2. Have you seen a forest like this ever since? Where and what have you notice
when you are in the forest?
 Yes, I have seen such forest like in the photo above many times. The last
time I have seen such forest was when we were traveling to Macambol.
Seeing those forest made me feel proud and happy that we have such
attractive forest but at the same time, it made me feel anxious that
someday, those forest might be destroyed.
3. Compare the free resources you listed above from the resources you will have in
a city.
 If we were to compare the resources from forests to the resources from
cities, it can’t be denied that resources from forest are fresher than those
in cities. For example, the water in the forest. Water in forests is fresh and
clean compared in cities. We can have abundant of fresh and healthy
fruits and vegetables from forests. The air in the forest is not polluted
compared in cities.
4. If you are going to choose a life to live between living a life in the above photo
and in the city, which life will you live in? Why?
  If I were to choose where to live, I think I would prefer living in cities. Yes,
there are plenty of advantages living in rural areas, but there are also lots
of advantages in cities. Like for example, public transportation. Cities have
trains, taxis, bus and other vehicles that we can easily ride when going far
away. It is possible to live in cities without a vehicle and without worrying
for transportation. In cities, there are more job opportunities compared in
rural areas. Cities also have sufficient electricity and much stronger phone
signal.

Application

a. Identify areas in your community which were previously covered with forest or
vegetation but now removed and transformed? Describe the process of the
transformation and the changes associated to the removal of the vegetation in
your area. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the changes in the in
your community?
 There are lots of area here in our community that were developed. One
recognizable area was the area where the municipal building and
gymnasium of Lupon was built. As I can remember, the area was once a
rice field. Farmers used to plant ang harvest rice from those areas. It was
a huge rice field before, but now it was built with buildings. The rice plants
were removed and the field was cemented. Although it was a good thing
that our community has a new and bigger municipal building and
gymnasium, but it was a shame that the rice field was destroyed. It would
be a big disadvantage especially to farmers. They will have an income
reduction due to the grain removal. This may also result to lack of supply
of food in the future.

b. Answer the following questions”

1. How does human transform the vegetation cover of the Earth?
  Humans are responsible for the causing the changes in our
environment. We seek for improvement and modify the landscapes
in our environment which are slowly changing our earth’s climate
and natural environment. We humans are a threat to our
environment. Human activities are causing environmental
degradation. Activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation,
pollution and more are slowly turning our green lands into ashes.
2. What are anthropogenic related forest fires?
 Humans causing wildfire can be both accidental or intentional. It
can also be from the act of negligence of some humans. Whether it
is intentional or not, forest fires are affecting the earth’s climate.
Human activities such as deforestation, kaingin, burning fossil fuels
and more are increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere. These activities are increasing the level of
greenhouses gases in the atmosphere which also increases the
greenhouse effect and global warming.
3. Describe the deforestation in the Philippines.
 Deforestation is one of the environmental issue the Philippines is
facing. From the year 1934 to 1988, 9.8 million hectares of forest
were lost in the Philippines. Aside from illegal logging; forest fires,
volcanic eruption, fuel collection, land development projects and
more are also causes of deforestation in the Philippines. Land
conversion has wiped out most of the trees and habitats of animals.
And because of deforestation, Philippines has been prone to
massive flooding and extinction of wildlife species
4. Kindly provide five invasive species (flora or fauna) in the Philippines.
What are their effects to native community of flora and fauna?
 Carcinus Maenas or Green Crab - Carcinus Maenas is a common
littoral crab. It is a small, marine shore crab found in rocky intertidal
and estuarine areas. Carcinus Maenas or the green crab is a
predator of many species of shore line. They prey on small worms,
mollusks, and crustaceans.
 Cauleran Taxifolia or Killer Algae – Killer algae is a species of
green seaweed. It has been called “killer algae” as it crowds out
other plants and animals. It colonizes an area with great monotypic
stands of vegetation. It deprives marine life of and habitat. In some
places like the Mediterranean Sea, it has spread widely replacing
other plant species.
 Mnemiopsis Leidyl or Sea Walnut - Mnemiopsis Leidyl is a species
of tentaculate ctenophore. It was first discovered in the Black Sea
where it multiplied and had a catastrophic effect on the entire
ecosystem. It preys on zooplankton which fishes also consume
and because of this, it contributed to the collapse of local fisheries.
Fish stocks have suffered due to the predation of eggs and larval
stages of food supplies.
 Rapana Venosa or Veined Rapa Whelk - Rapana Venosa or
Veined Rapa Whelk is a large predatory snail that lives in the lower
Chesapeake Bay. It grows to 6 to 7 inches length. In the Black
Sea, the Veined Rapa Whelk reduced the shellfish as it preys on
bivalves such as clams, oysters and mussels.
 Dreissena Polymorpha or Zebra Mussel – Zebra mussel is a small
freshwater mussel. Zebra mussels are negatively affecting the
ecosystem. They kill native mussels and even steal plankton and
other food from native fish. The zebra mussel has also fouled
power plants, water purification facilities, ships and more by coating
sharp shells and decaying mussels.