Managing The Biosphere Review Packet
Name: ___________________________
Due Date: __________________
Note: The biosphere includes flora (i.e. plants) and fauna (i.e. animals). This review will also
incorporate aspects of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere (i.e. soil and rocks).
When filling in the charts, use point form / study friendly notes. Try to create mnemonic
devices (i.e. ROY G BIV) to help you to memorize the information.
Causes
Why Be Concerned?
Solutions
Soil
Erosion
See p.
163-170
in Res.
Binder
and
p.117120 in
Underst
anding
Our
Environ
ment
textbook
Desertification
See p.
163-170
in Res.
Binder
and
p.120 123 in
U.O.E.
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Causes
Why Be Concerned?
Solutions
Tropical
Rainforest
Destruction
See p.
163-170
in Res.
Binder
and
p.123126 in
U.O.E.
Endangered
and
Extinct
Species
See p.
163-170
in Res.
Binder
and
p.61-64
in
U.O.E.
2
“Arctic Chokes on Toxic Food Chain”
1) Read all of page 161 in your Resource Binder. Draw and label a food chain showing
the progression of pollutants in this toxic food chain. When drawing your food chain,
make it specific to the issues addressed in the article “Arctic chokes on toxic food chain”.
2) Why is the concentration of pollutants so great in the polar bears?
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Note: Read the “Fraser River heads list of dangerous waterways” article on page 162 in your
Resource Binder and consult your Environment Seminars # 1, #2, and #4 work from U.O.E.
Fresh Water (i.e. rivers and lakes)
Oceans
Pollution
Sources
Impacts
Solutions
4
Atmospheric Threats
Note: See your work in the “Environments & People / Resource Management” section of
your notebook.
Global Warming
Ozone Depletion
Acid Rain
Sources
Causes
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Global Warming
Ozone Depletion
Acid Rain
Impacts
Solutions
6
Energy
Note: See your Environment Seminar #3 work from the U.O.E.
Source
Biomass
Advantages
Disadvantages
Solar
Geothermal
Tidal
Wind
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Note: See your Environment Seminar #3 work including the Fossil Fuel notes that the teacher
presented.
Energy
Source
Land Pollution
Water pollution
Air Pollution
Effect on Humans
Coal
Oil
Natural
Gas
Uranium
Hydro
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Note: See your relevant work in “Environments & People / Resource Management”.
East Coast Fishery (i.e. cod and turbot)
Problems
Solutions
Cod:
Cod:
Turbot:
Turbot:
West Coast Fishery (i.e. wild salmon stocks and farmed salmon)
Problems
Solutions
Wild:
Wild:
Farmed:
Farmed:
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Note: See your relevant work in “Environments & People / Resource Management”.
Forestry: Clearcut Logging
Advantages
Disadvantages
Forestry: Selective Logging
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Mining
Types and Description
Environmental Concerns
Solutions
Note: For the next pages, see your Environment #4 work from the Understanding Our
Environment textbook and relevant video sheets in the “Environments & People / Resource
Management” section of your notebook.
Sewage Treatment: Five Key Issues
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Solid Waste Disposal: Landfill
Advantages
Disadvantages
Solid Waste: Incineration
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Recycling
Advantages
Disadvantages
Hazardous Wastes
Types
Methods of Disposal
Note: For Agriculture, see p.171 in your Resource Binder and p. 68-71, 115-116 of
Understanding Our Environment
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Agriculture: Green Revolution
Description:
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Advantages
Disadvantages
Agriculture: Gene Revolution / Biotechnology
Description:
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Advantages
Disadvantages
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Agriculture: Organic Farming
Description:
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Advantages
Disadvantages
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