Big 4
Human impact-
Humans have relied heavily on the ocean through out our entire existence. For food, waste dump, or recreation; humans have always been heavily involved with the ocean. Even though the ocean has been positively helping humans, humans aren't helping the ocean. Over fishing and pollution of the oceans are major concerns today, and if we don't change the way we live, these concerns could have great negative impacts on the planet. We must change the way we live if we want to preserve the oceans.
Environmental impact-
The environmental consequences are becoming increasing bad. Over fishing is draining ecosystems from key parts in their complex cycles, and pollution from factories or oil spills is causing bioaccumulation which affects almost every organism in an environment. Bioaccumulation is where levels of poisonous chemicals in organisms increase as they consume each other at each successive level in the food web.
Economic impact-
To prevent pollution, many businesses have made a serious effort to "go green" by using machinery that produces less pollution or recycling more materials. These two things might not sound like much, but they can greatly reduce pollution and waste in the long run. Even though going green sounds great, it can cost businesses and great amount of money, which discourages companies that have less money to join the movement.
Government legislation-
The government had noticed the need to preserve the planet, and have set many laws into laws to do this. Laws have even passed that limit the amount of fishing that can go on which can prevent over fishing. Also some animals are permanently protected by law such as sea turtles. The land is also protected by laws the prohibit littering.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Checkpoint
1. Weather is the current state of the environment and atmosphere, while the climate is long term patterns of weather.
2. The earth rotates and causes the wind patterns to flow unevenly, this is called the Coriolis effect. The ocean currents is caused by a similar effect.
3. They both go east to west near the equator. Ocean currents vary more in temperature while wind currents are always warmer the closer they are to the equator
2. The earth rotates and causes the wind patterns to flow unevenly, this is called the Coriolis effect. The ocean currents is caused by a similar effect.
3. They both go east to west near the equator. Ocean currents vary more in temperature while wind currents are always warmer the closer they are to the equator
Friday, September 12, 2014
Hadley cells
1. What air rises, cold or hot?
Hot
2. Does the air experience adiabatic or diabatic?
Adiabatic
3. When the air falls back of the earth is it cold or hot?
Hot
Hot
2. Does the air experience adiabatic or diabatic?
Adiabatic
3. When the air falls back of the earth is it cold or hot?
Hot
Thursday, August 28, 2014
The Lorax
1. The Lorax is the protector of the trees and wild life.
2. Roosevelt and Pinchot understood the necessity of the forest and that it must be protected so that it won't be destroyed forever. Once-ler knew there was money in the forest, but instead of slowly harvesting it and replanting it as he went, he cut down the entire forest all at once.
3. The Lorax shared the views of Muir in that wildlife should be protected. These views are controversial today because most of the time the needs of humans out weigh the needs of wildlife. For example when an entire forest gets mowed down to construct much needed houses to accommodate the rise in population
4. The factories and cars produced huge amounts of smog and negatively affected the environment
5. The little animals would have to find another home and mostly push an other animal out of its environment would could cause a domino effect. The air smog will also cause a global effect and water pollution.
6. If a town suddenly experiences a huge population explosion, and then number of numbers exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment, food shortages are bound to happen which will result in civil up rest and riots.
7. Factories in a developed country and a developing country would be radically different. In developed country, chances are all of the raw materials would have already been harvested so the country would have to get them from other countries, however if they did have raw materials in their country they will have the equipment necessary to extract the materials. The developing countries will mostly have raw materials in their country but lack the equipment to extract them. Waste disposal will be a lot cleaner in developed countries versus developing counties. And worker rights would be a lot better in developed counties versus developing.
8. Unless is a word of hope
9. If the Lorax had a defined sense do his property than the whole thneed problem would have never happened
2. Roosevelt and Pinchot understood the necessity of the forest and that it must be protected so that it won't be destroyed forever. Once-ler knew there was money in the forest, but instead of slowly harvesting it and replanting it as he went, he cut down the entire forest all at once.
3. The Lorax shared the views of Muir in that wildlife should be protected. These views are controversial today because most of the time the needs of humans out weigh the needs of wildlife. For example when an entire forest gets mowed down to construct much needed houses to accommodate the rise in population
4. The factories and cars produced huge amounts of smog and negatively affected the environment
5. The little animals would have to find another home and mostly push an other animal out of its environment would could cause a domino effect. The air smog will also cause a global effect and water pollution.
6. If a town suddenly experiences a huge population explosion, and then number of numbers exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment, food shortages are bound to happen which will result in civil up rest and riots.
7. Factories in a developed country and a developing country would be radically different. In developed country, chances are all of the raw materials would have already been harvested so the country would have to get them from other countries, however if they did have raw materials in their country they will have the equipment necessary to extract the materials. The developing countries will mostly have raw materials in their country but lack the equipment to extract them. Waste disposal will be a lot cleaner in developed countries versus developing counties. And worker rights would be a lot better in developed counties versus developing.
8. Unless is a word of hope
9. If the Lorax had a defined sense do his property than the whole thneed problem would have never happened
Who am I
My name is Daniel Webber and this is my last year in high school. I play football and I am in the National Honor Society. Over the summer the majority of my time went into football work outs and 7 on 7 games, however I did take a two week vacation and went to Hawaii which was awesome. I would have to say that was the best vacation and I had a blast. My plans over I graduate high school is to go to the Air Force academy and become a fighter pilot. Something unique about myself is that I can do a cool pencil trick where I spin it around my thumb.
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