Week 5: STUDY
Read: Miller & Spoolman. (2019). Environmental Science (16th ed.) [5 hrs.]:
Chapter 10: Climate and Biodiversity
Chapter 11: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species
Chapter 12: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems
View: Miller & Spoolman, Chapter 10 slides.pdf [45 min.]
View: Miller & Spoolman, Chapter 11 slides.pdf [45 min.]
View: Miller & Spoolman, Chapter 12 slides.pdf [45 min.]
View/Listen: National Geographic Channel (Unknown). Earth University. [3 min.]
View/Listen: Cengage Learning (2016). Genetically Modified Foods. [4 min.]
View/Listen: Dyson, L. (2016, May). A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food. [12 min.]
View/Listen: National Geographic Society (2008, Apr.). Water Problems and Solutions in India. [4 min.]
View/Listen: BBC Worldwide Learning (n.d.) Touring the Massive Oil Spill. [3 min.]
View/Listen:National Geographic Society (n.d.). Dead Zones. [4 min.]
View/Listen: McGrath, T. (2016, Feb.). How Pollution is Changing the Ocean’s Chemistry. [9 min.]
View/Listen: National Geographic Society (n.d.). Processing Ore to Make Gold. [3 min.]
View/Listen: Burns, K. (2012, Nov. 18). A Man-made Ecological Disaster of Biblical Proportions. [35 min.]
Forum 5: Agricultural & Ecosystem Impact
Discussion Topic
Task: Reply to this topic
Topic: In an initial post, describe the environmental impacts that occur from traditional and industrial agricultural practices. What are the indirect effects of these practices on aquatic ecosystems and water resources? How could organic farming help improve sustainability?
