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Grouping Environmental Problems

Grouping Environmental Problems. Three Main Categories Resource Depletion Pollution Loss of Biodiversity . Resource Depletion . Natural Resources : Any natural material used by humans Classified as renewable or nonrenewable Renewable: replaced quickly by natural processes

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Grouping Environmental Problems

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  1. Grouping Environmental Problems Three Main Categories • Resource Depletion • Pollution • Loss of Biodiversity

  2. Resource Depletion • Natural Resources: Any natural material used by humans • Classified as renewable or nonrenewable • Renewable: replaced quickly by natural processes • Nonrenewable: resource that are present in fixed amounts (within human time scale) • Create a list of renewable or nonrenewable resources

  3. Pollution • Pollution: undesired change in the air, water or soil that adversely effects the health, survival or activities of humans & other organisms • 2 General Types • Biodegradable pollutants: can be broken down by natural process • Nonbiodegradable pollutants: cannot be broken down by natural process • Create a list of pollutants

  4. Loss of Biodiversity • Biodiversity: number and variety of species that live in an area • Extinction: natural process • Create a list of extinct species or endangered

  5. Weekly Article Assignment • Due every Friday • Find a news article from any source

  6. ANY QUESTIONS?

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