National Geographic Human Footprint
Week of March 16 - 20
Week of March 9 - 13
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Want to improve your chapter 18 test score?
You can earn half of the points you missed on the test by thoroughly answering the following questions found on page 554 in your textbook:
Seeking Solutions: Questions 3 & 4
Seeking Solutions: Questions 3 & 4
Week of February 2 - 6
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Week of Jan 19 - 23
Week of January 12 - 16
Here are some links that may be useful for our Pie Chart / Visualizations Activity
1. The US Energy Information Administration
2. The Earth Policy Institute
1. The US Energy Information Administration
2. The Earth Policy Institute
QUIA enrollment instructions
Your instructor requests that you enroll in the following class:
Class Code: TDART893
Step 1. Go to the Quia website at http://www.quia.com/web.
Step 2. Now, click the area labeled Students. When the next page appears, click the link Create my free account. Fill out the form that appears. Select "Student" as the account type. When you are done, press the Create my account button.
Step 3. You should now be in the Student Zone. Type in the class code TDART893 in the text field and press the Add class button. Now you're done!
Now that you have registered for your instructor's course, you can view your class web page, take quizzes, view your quiz results, view time spent on Quia activities, and read your instructor's feedback from your Quia account.
Class Code: TDART893
Step 1. Go to the Quia website at http://www.quia.com/web.
Step 2. Now, click the area labeled Students. When the next page appears, click the link Create my free account. Fill out the form that appears. Select "Student" as the account type. When you are done, press the Create my account button.
Step 3. You should now be in the Student Zone. Type in the class code TDART893 in the text field and press the Add class button. Now you're done!
Now that you have registered for your instructor's course, you can view your class web page, take quizzes, view your quiz results, view time spent on Quia activities, and read your instructor's feedback from your Quia account.
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Week of January 5 - 9
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Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Strategic Plan
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Week of December 1 - 5
FRQ Quiz this Friday!
You will answer two of the following 4 questions from Chapter 8 "Testing Your Comprehension" (pg 241):
2. Why has human population continued to grow in spite of environmental limitations?
7. Why have fertility rates fallen in many countries?
8. In the demographic transition model, why is the pre-industrial stage characterized by high birth and death rates?
10. Why do poorer societies have higher population growth rates than wealthier societies? How does poverty affect the environment? How does affluence affect the environment?
You will answer two of the following 4 questions from Chapter 8 "Testing Your Comprehension" (pg 241):
2. Why has human population continued to grow in spite of environmental limitations?
7. Why have fertility rates fallen in many countries?
8. In the demographic transition model, why is the pre-industrial stage characterized by high birth and death rates?
10. Why do poorer societies have higher population growth rates than wealthier societies? How does poverty affect the environment? How does affluence affect the environment?
Sustainable Solutions Assignment
You will have Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday following the quiz to prepare your presentation.
Week of November 17 - 21
Diversity of Life Research Project & Presentation
Learning Goal: Describe the environment and niche of a specific species
Assignment: You will create a 3 - 5 minute presentation about a specific organism. The presentation must include the following:
Minimum of 5 images of the organism (can be used throughout the presentation) - 5 points
It’s taxonomic classification - 2 points
A detailed description of it’s niche - 5 points
A map or description of it’s global distribution - 2 points
A discussion of it’s status - endangered? threatened? Are the populations expanding? - 5 points
Why should we care about this organism? (You may have to get creative on this) - 5 points
Source citation (last slide) Please include images as well. - 2 points
26 points total
1. Plethodon hubrichti
2. Onthophagus nigriventris
3. Ectopistes migratorius
4. Danaus plexippus
5. Tevnia jerichonana
6. Bufo periglenes
7. Notophthalmus viridescens
8. Rangifer tarandus
9. Eotetranychus sexmaculatus
10. Callosobruchus maculatus
11. Chelonia mydas
12. Saimuri oerstedii
13. Dendroica chrysoparia
14. Dreissena polymorpha
15. Sphyrapicus varius
16. Solenopsis invicta
17. Dendrobates azureus
18. Acherontia atropos
Learning Goal: Describe the environment and niche of a specific species
Assignment: You will create a 3 - 5 minute presentation about a specific organism. The presentation must include the following:
Minimum of 5 images of the organism (can be used throughout the presentation) - 5 points
It’s taxonomic classification - 2 points
A detailed description of it’s niche - 5 points
A map or description of it’s global distribution - 2 points
A discussion of it’s status - endangered? threatened? Are the populations expanding? - 5 points
Why should we care about this organism? (You may have to get creative on this) - 5 points
Source citation (last slide) Please include images as well. - 2 points
26 points total
1. Plethodon hubrichti
2. Onthophagus nigriventris
3. Ectopistes migratorius
4. Danaus plexippus
5. Tevnia jerichonana
6. Bufo periglenes
7. Notophthalmus viridescens
8. Rangifer tarandus
9. Eotetranychus sexmaculatus
10. Callosobruchus maculatus
11. Chelonia mydas
12. Saimuri oerstedii
13. Dendroica chrysoparia
14. Dreissena polymorpha
15. Sphyrapicus varius
16. Solenopsis invicta
17. Dendrobates azureus
18. Acherontia atropos
Week of November 3 - 7
California Drought Investigation:
Week of October 27 - 31
Monday, October 27th
Assignment: Take notes on chapter 7, pages 183-194 - Due Friday
Here are your FRQ questions for Friday's quiz. One of them will be your question on the quiz. All can be found on page 212 of the textbook in the "test your comprehension" section.
Question 1: Which type of feedback loop is most common in nature, and which more commonly results from human action? How might the emergence of a positive feedback loop affect a system in homeostasis?
Question 5: What role do each of the following play in the carbon cycle?
Cars
Photosynthesis
The oceans
Earth's crust
Question 7: How has human activity altered the carbon cycle? The phosphorous cycle? The nitrogen cycle? To what environmental problems have these changes given rise?
Here are your FRQ questions for Friday's quiz. One of them will be your question on the quiz. All can be found on page 212 of the textbook in the "test your comprehension" section.
Question 1: Which type of feedback loop is most common in nature, and which more commonly results from human action? How might the emergence of a positive feedback loop affect a system in homeostasis?
Question 5: What role do each of the following play in the carbon cycle?
Cars
Photosynthesis
The oceans
Earth's crust
Question 7: How has human activity altered the carbon cycle? The phosphorous cycle? The nitrogen cycle? To what environmental problems have these changes given rise?