Unit 1 Study Guide
Ecological Footprint
 What is it?
 How is it calculated?
Tragedy of the Commons and Easter Island
 What is tragedy of the commons?
 What is the story of Easter Island
 How does Easter Island compares to TOC
Environmental History
 Understand major events in ES history
Water Cycle & Fresh water
 Be able to label the parts of the cycle
 Be able to describe how much of the earth is fresh water
 Why most freshwater is unusable
Watersheds
 What are they
 Why are the important
Point vs. Non point pollution
 What is the difference? Be able to give an example and explain it
Water conservation
 Ways to conserve water
Damming
 The effects of damming; pros and cons
Unit 1 Study Guide
Ecological Footprint
 What is it?
 How is it calculated?
Tragedy of the Commons and Easter Island
 What is tragedy of the commons?
 What is the story of Easter Island
 How does Easter Island compares to TOC
Environmental History
 Understand major events in ES history
Water Cycle & Fresh water
 Be able to label the parts of the cycle
 Be able to describe how much of the earth is fresh water
 Why most freshwater is unusable
Watersheds
 What are they
 Why are the important
Point vs. Non point pollution
 What is the difference? Be able to give an example and explain it
Water conservation
 Ways to conserve water
Damming
 The effects of damming; pros and cons