Ch 15 and 16

Here is a link to the flashcards for the Ch 15 and 16 vocabulary.

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/3507338/1to4

Here is a link to the vocab in list form

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ltJrOak3YYdQ7kcJaQWjuuhFsp3VuHO9P1xSEKFHZ9w/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the reading guide for Ch 15.  The first part is due Friday 11/18.  The second part is due Tuesday 11/22.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6Nb228G3t3LpjkDdg4gzDe8pYdNsBm2s_B0zx_jpjs/edit?usp=sharing

Unit 3

Unit 3:  Using Land and Water Resources Part 2 (chapters 15, 23 & parts of 16 & 18)

Fracking and Oil Car Transport:  What are best policies and approaches?

I.  A. Earth Science Concepts (Geologic time scale; plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism; seasons; solar intensity and latitude)

IV. D. Other Land Use 1. Urban land development (Planned development; suburban sprawl; urbanization) 2. Transportati on infrastructure (Federal highway system; canals and channels; roadless areas; ecosystem impacts) 3. Public and federal lands (Management; wilderness areas; national parks; wildlife refuges; forests; wetlands) 4. Land conservation options (Preservation; remediation; mitigation; restoration) 5. Sustainable land-use strategies

IV. E. Mining (Mineral formation; extraction; global reserves; relevant laws and treaties)

VI. C. Economic Impacts (Cost-benefit analysis; externalities; marginal costs; sustainability)

Reading Guide Due Dates

11/18 first half of Ch 15  plate techtonics

11/22 second half of Ch15  minerals, mining, refining

11/29 first half of Ch 16 oil resources refining fracking

12/1  middle part of Ch 16  Coal LNG 

12/5 ch 18 risk analysis

12/7 ch 23  urban issues/planning sprawl

12/9 ch 21  sewage treatment 

12/12 review presentations/project

Vocabulary Quizzes

12/1 Ch 15 and 16

12/9  Ch 18, 23, 21

Unit Test  12/15

Plate Tectonic Links

OPB site http://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/

New Yorker Article  http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one

Environmental Footprint Activity

Use the link below to complete the environmental footprint activity.

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

Then use your results to answer the survey questions in this next link.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaItmqtemiZSaMOKpVdIYKVmGmRxxhoTUlST4jzPf10TIbBA/viewform

Unit 2 - Final Project

Here is a copy of the writing guidelines for the Unit Project
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q3YA6hD9HxFr3qL1zGPr0zpPVK1MfGxzSCJ31NdkbX0/edit?usp=sharing

Here's a link to the background summary I shared earlier
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZNI01LZOkH3Ad64Xht3Z0OzfvPa63PChjRiwJ2YO8UQ/edit?usp=sharing

And here are the links to the two videos we watched in class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-nWVPxZ5Uc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AnldQLWjLo

There are many other resources available online.