Human Impact WebQuest How do human activities affect the biosphere? Climate change- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange, 1. Whatis climate change? Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns 2. What are the major types of physical evidence for climate change? Global temperature sea level is rising http://climate.nasa.gov/interactives/climate-time-machine 3, This series of visualizations shows how some of Earth’s key climate indicators are changing over time. Click on each indicator, drag the toolbar, and record your general observations, a. Sealce It cover the part b. Carbon Dioxide When it got to 2022 it went red c. Sea Level Most of land got covered in water d. Global Temperatures It was warmer at top https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climatechange/climate-change-basic-information_.html 4, How much has Earth’s temperature changed over the past century? ‘The average temperature has risen by 1.5 f over the past century 5. How much is it projected to rise over the next century? Weather and climate 6. Define Global Warming: Refers to the recent and ongoing rise in global average temperature near earths surface 7.0 ine Climate Change: Refers to any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time 8. What are four changes in weather and climate that have occurred? ‘Temperature, Precipitation, Wind patterns and other effects9, Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, are not bad. In fact, they are necessary or our world would be too cold to live in! So what's the problem? Summarize the connection between human activities and climate change. Human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere Human Population Growth - htto://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/mercator/1/0/25) Adjust the simulation by using the top right hand box to change the date and answer the following questions. 10. What was the world population in 1800? 913,000,000 11. What was the world population in 1950? 2,499,320,00 12. What is the world population today? 8,045,310,000 13, What is the expected world population in 2050? 9,709,490,000 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7- 14, Why has the human population continued to grow so rapidly? The result of high birth rates 15. What three things do we need to manage for the human population keep growing The rates of fertility and population have started to slow down Ozone Depletion 16. What is ozone? Isa natural gas that is found in two different layers of the atmosphere 17. Why's the ozone layer important to life on Earth? Itfilters out most of the sun's harmful UV radiation, 18, What is ozone depletion? Reduction in the concentration of ozone in the ozone layer 19. What causes ozone depletion? When chlorofluorocarbons and halons gases formerly found in aerosol spray cans and refrigerants are released into the atmosphere20. How does ozone depletion impact human health? Increases in certain types of skin cancers Natural Resources- httns://youtu.be/PLBK1ux5b7U. 21. Define Renewable resources Arenewable resource can be replaced at the same rate in which the resource is used 22. Give examples of renewable resources Wind power, solar power 23. Define Non renewable resource Isa resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate that it is consumed 24, Give examples of non- renewable resources Coal, oll http://www.eia.qov/enerayexplained/index.cfm?page=renewable_home 25. What are the three energy sources most frequently consumed by the US? Petroleum, natural gas, renewable energy 26. Why don't we use more renewable energy? Itis so high Deforestation http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans; 27. What is deforestation? algee/deforestation.htm| The action of clearing a wide area of trees 28. List the causes of deforestation. Logging, mining, oil and gas extraction, cattle ranching, cash crops 29. What are the environmental consequences associated with deforestation? Climate change Biodiversity- https:/www.amnh ora/research/center-for-biodiversity-conservation/what-is-biodiversit 30. What is biodiversity? To the variety of life on earth at allits levels31. Why is Biodiversity important? |t provides to humans Utilitarian- Food, fuel, shelter, medicine Intrinsic To its inherent worth 32. What are the major threats to Biodiversity? Humans 33. What is the underlying causes of these threats? Growing human population and overconsumption Pollution- http://kidsresearchexpress-3. blogspot. com/2009/04/types-of-pollution html 34. Distinguish between point-source and nonpoint source pollution. Point source pollution is easy to identify and nonpoint is harder to identify 35. Explain how DDT does not immediately harm birds. DDT alter the bird's calcium metabolism in a way that results in thin eggshells 36. Click on each of the 6 types of pollution, summarize and discuss environmental issues They are all harmful to the world