Project # ______:
Global Environment – Chapter 19
Reading Packet
Name _________________________________________
Resource : Voyagers Textbook Pages 542 - 567
Directions: Actively read each paragraph/ sub-section. Then, summarize the key points.
Section 19.1 Pages 542 – 547 N____________________________ R____________________________________
1.
What’s this chapter about?
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why is this relevant to my life? ________________________________________________________________________
2. Earth’s Resources
A. Natural Resources = _________________________________________________________________________________
Renewable Resources =
Nonrenewable Resources =
Examples:
Examples:
3. Meeting Energy N__________________________
A. Fossil Fuels = ______________________________________________________________________________________________
1) Examples:
o ________________________
Figure 19-3
o ________________________
o ________________________
2) How Formed?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
__________________________________________
3) Issues:
o Pro’s:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Con’s: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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B. Solar Energy = _________________________________________________________________________________________
o Photovoltaic Cells = _______________________________________________________________________________
1) Examples: (Fig. 19-4 page # _____________)
House Drawing
A)__________________________________________________________________________
B) __________________________________________________________________________
C) __________________________________________________________________________
D) __________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
o Pro’s:_______________________________________________________________________________________
o
Con’s: ______________________________________________________________________________________
E. Wind & W______________________ P_______________________________
o W_____________________ can be used to generate e_______________________________________
o Wind rotates a t__________________________________ which produces e_____________________________
Issues:
o Pro’s _________________________________________________________________________________________
o Con’s _________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Geothermal Energy =_____________________________________________________________________________________
o Geothermal power plants use the _______________________________________________________ to
generate e_______________________________________
G. N_______________________________ Energy = ________________________________________________________________
o Does not require __________________________________________________________________
o Nuclear fission = ____________________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
o Pro’s:_______________________________________________________________________________________
o Con’s: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Section Assessment – 19.1 (page 147) Try to answer these without using the book or your
notes as a resource! This will reveal what you don’t know verses what you do know.
1) natural resources = _____________________________________________________________________________________
2)
Renewable
Non-renewable
Like:
Not alike:
5 examples
3) 1____________________________________, 2__________________________________, 3 _______________________________
4_____________________________________________, 5 _____________________________________________
4. Explain how fossil fuels could be considered a form of solar energy. _______________________________
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Section 19.2 Pages 548 - 554 Conservation and Wildlife Protection
1. E__________________________ Conservation
A. 3 ways to conserve n_______________________________ resources:
1. Using l____________________
2. Using a r___________________________ resource
3. R________________________________
B. Ways homes are being designed/ prepared for energy conservation include:
o
______________________________________________________________________________________________
o ______________________________________________________________________________________________
o ______________________________________________________________________________________________
o ______________________________________________________________________________________________
o ______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. S_______________________ Conservation
A. soil depletion = _________________________________________________________________________________
B. Why agriculture leads to soil depletion  __________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Farmers replenish the soil in 6 ways:
1. crop rotation = _____________________________________________________________________________
2. f______________________________
Figure 19-8 (page 549)
Draw pictures to
help you remember!
3. [A] contour farming = ________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. [B] terraces = _________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. [C] strip-cropping = __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
6. [D] No-till farming = __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
D. Erosion = ______________________________________________________________________________________________
E. soil management = ____________________________________________________________________________________
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3. W______________________________ Conservation
A. Passenger P___________________________:
o 100 years ago there were a _______________________ in _________
o Now e________________________
o Why? H__________________________________________________________________________
B. Extinction = _______________________________________________________________________________________________
o Can occur n______________________________
o The r________________ of extinction is i________________________________
C. (Figure 19-9) 4 reasons why species become extinct:
1. p_____________________________________________
2. habitat d___________________________________
3. illegal h_____________________________________
4. competition with non-native, i_________________________ species (also called invasive species)
D. endangered species = __________________________________________________________________________________
E. Example: Bald Eagle
o (Figure 19-10) Reason why eagles became endangered  _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
o # left in 1960’s = _________________________
o Because of preservation efforts, today ____________________________________________________________
o Cause of most endangered species  h__________________________ d_______________________________
F. Reading Check : What does wildlife conservation involve?
o _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
o _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
o _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. L__________________________ Conservation
A. Early settlers cut down forests to __________________________ and get lumber for ______________________
& ____________________________
B. About 100 years ago, the US gov. began ________________________________________________________________
C. Worldwide, more than ______________________ national parks covering about _________ million km2
D. Deforested areas are being r__________________________. This helps:
o
restore e__________________________________
o preserve t__________________________________
E. Recycling = _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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F. Possible problems from landfills include:
o takes up v________________________ land space
o can disrupt e________________________________
o s__________________ bad
o t____________________ materials can p_______________________ air and water
5. M______________________________ Conservation
A. Minerals are n__________________________________ resources
B. Minerals and f______________ fuels are obtained by m____________________________
C. Ways mining can be a problem:
o disrupting e____________________________
o destroying t_____________________________
o releasing t______________ substances into a______________ and water
D. Solutions: c_________________________________ and r_________________________________
Section 19.2 Assessment (page 554) Try to answer these without using the book or your notes as a
resource! This will reveal what you don’t know verses what you do know.
2. Describe 4 ways in which a species can become endangered:
1)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Name 3 ways to conserve nonrenewable resources:
1)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Thinking Critically: What might happen to topsoil during the first rain after a forest fire?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading & Writing in Science: What did Chief Seattle really say?
Key points/ themes from Dr. Henry Smith’s translation.
Key points/ themes from Ted Perry’s translation.
1. Why do you think the 2 authors had different translations? __________________________________________________
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Section 19.3 Pages 548 - 554 Maintaining a Healthy Environment
A. A______________ Pollution

Haze in air caused by: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Pollution causes include: ___________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. smog = _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. pollutant = _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D. (Figure 19-16 page 559) How is acid rain formed? ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E. Acid Rain = _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Figure 19-17 (page 560) Draw the pH Scale diagram:
 More A___________________
Neutral
More B_____________ 
G. Environmental effects of acid rain include: (Describe at least 3 key effects.)
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

H. Ozone Depletion = _______________________________________________________________________________________________
I. Why is ozone depletion an environmental problem? __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
J. Reading Check : How do CFCs affect the environment? ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
G. Greenhouse Effect = ______________________________________
H. Draw Figure 19-18 (page 561)
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
I. Effects of Global Warming include:
1) Reduced rainfall amounts -> _____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2) Polar ice caps melt -> _____________________________________
3) Increase in storm number & severity -> _________________
_________________________________________________________________
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I. Land Pollution occurs due to ___________________________________________________________________________________
J. biodegradable = _________________________________________________________________________________________________
K. Hazardous wastes = _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Leaks from hazardous waste container can result in ____________________________________________________
M. Water Pollution can be caused by:

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Water in the U.S. is treated to________________________________________________________
N. Groundwater Pollution = ________________________________________________________________________________________

This can particularly affect _________________________________________________________________________________
O. Ocean Pollution – Ways oceans can become polluted:

Acid rain

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
Section Assessment 19.3 (page 564)
1. List 4 ways in which air pollution affects the atmosphere:

_________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Describe global warming. ___________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Draw a diagram showing how global warming occurs:
4. What causes ozone depletion? _______________________________________________________________________________
5. How can hazardous chemicals deposited in landfills affect groundwater?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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CHAPTER SUMMARY: (pages 566-567) For each of the 4 summary paragraphs, read the paragraph and
then summarize the key points.
19-1 Natural Resources
19-2 Conservation and Protection of Wildlife
19-3 Maintaining a Healthy Environment
19-3 The Greenhouse Effect
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