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APES- Chapter #10: Environmental Health, Pollution and Toxicology
Name: __________________________________________________
Learning Objectives: Serious environmental health problems and diseases may arise
from toxic elements in water, air, soil, and even the rocks on which we build our homes.
After reading this chapter, you should understand:
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How the terms toxic, pollution, contamination, carcinogen, synergism, and
biomagnifications are used in environmental health
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APES- Chapter #27- Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues
Name: _________________________________________
1) Read, ?The Economics of Mahogany? Case Study on pg. 583. Make a concept map showing the environmental issues associated with harvesting the wood of the mahogany tree.
2) How much $ does the United States spend dealing with pollution each year?
3) Explain and give an example of the difference between a tangible and intangible factor in environmental science.
APES Chapter 24 Study Guide
1. What state is the Love Canal located?
2. Name the company that was responsible for dumping toxic and cancer-causing
wastes into an old canal excavation called the Love Canal.
3. After Love Canal was abandoned, what was it sold and used for?
4. The Love Canal illustrates which of the following?
APES- Chapter #14- Wildlife, Fisheries and Endangered Species
Name: _________________________________________________
APES- Chapter 1 Chapter Summary
Key Theories in Environmental Sciences
Case Study: Shrimp, Mangroves, and Pickup Trucks
? This case study highlights the plight of a small farmer in Thailand in the shrimp farming
business. He makes his living by carving out small ponds among the mangrove forests,
destroying a habitat valuable for its support of coastal fisheries in the process. The small farms
are not managed in a sustainable manner and when the water in the pond is so polluted with
Lincoln High School APES
Botkin & Keller- 8th Edition
Chapter #1- Key Themes in Environmental Sciences
Guided Reading
Name: _____________________________________ Due Date: __________________
1. Read the separate ?Mangrove Swamp? case study found on the course website. Explain how the issue with Maitri Visetak and the Mangrove Trees illustrate a major concept of environmental concerns.
2. What does the Amboseli Case study illustrate about environment science?
Botkin & Keller- 8th Edition
Chapter #1- Key Themes in Environmental Sciences
Guided Reading
Name: _____________________________________ Due Date: __________________
1. What does the Amboseli Case study illustrate about environment science?
The Amboseli story illustrates that many environmental factors operate together, and that causes of change can be subtle and complex.
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The Underground Railroad
Beginning in the 1830s, the Underground Railroad carried many slaves
to freedom. It was not a real railroad, but a network of people who were
opposed to slavery. Those who were part of this network provided shel-
ter and transportation to escaped slaves who were traveling on various
routes that led to the northern free states or to Canada. Study the map
below and use it to answer the questions that follow.
MAP ACTIVITY
Britain?s Problems
Britain?s Solutions
Colonists? Responses
1. Preventing Native American uprisings
Proclamation Act (1763):
2. Keeping peace in the American colonies
Quartering Act (1765):
3. Paying for war debts
Sugar Act (1764):
Stamp Act (1765):
4. Maintaining power over the American colonies
Declaratory Act (1766):
Write C in the blank if the phrase describes the colonists or B if the phrase describes the British in the years after the French and Indian War.
Complete the following chart on the appropriate page of your Cornell Notes:
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