Environmental Environmental Problems/SolutionsProblems/Solutions

By: Mr. HunterBy: Mr. Hunter

You’ve just been to Wal-Mart. Rather You’ve just been to Wal-Mart. Rather than throw away your bag, you than throw away your bag, you decide to reuse it.decide to reuse it.

Brainstorm a list of ways to reuse the Brainstorm a list of ways to reuse the bag. bag.

Environmental ProblemsEnvironmental Problems

PollutionPollution

Resource DepletionResource Depletion

Human Population GrowthHuman Population Growth

Habitat DestructionHabitat Destruction

PollutionPollution

What do you think of when you think What do you think of when you think of pollution? Which type of pollution of pollution? Which type of pollution do you think is worse?do you think is worse?

Types of PollutionTypes of Pollution

Solid WastesSolid Wastes

ChemicalsChemicals

Radioactive WastesRadioactive Wastes

GasesGases

Solid WastesSolid Wastes

Hazardous WastesHazardous Wastes

Waste that can catch fire, wear Waste that can catch fire, wear through metal, explode or make through metal, explode or make

people sickpeople sick

ChemicalsChemicals

Compare/contrast CFCs PCBsCompare/contrast CFCs PCBs

Nonrenewable/Renewable Nonrenewable/Renewable ResourcesResources

Renewable Resource: Renewable Resource: a natural a natural resource that can be replaced at the resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is same rate at which the resource is consumedconsumed

Nonrenewable Resource: Nonrenewable Resource: a a resource that forms at a rate that is resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it much slower than the rate at which it is consumedis consumed

Renewable or Nonrenewable?Renewable or Nonrenewable?

SunlightSunlight WindWind Natural GasNatural Gas CoalCoal IronIron Fresh waterFresh water TreesTrees

RenewableRenewable

SunlightSunlight WindWind Fresh waterFresh water treestrees

NonrenewableNonrenewable

Natural gasNatural gas CoalCoal IronIron

Renewable vs. NonrenewableRenewable vs. Nonrenewable

Are there any items on the Are there any items on the renewable list that could become renewable list that could become nonrenewable?nonrenewable?

RenewableRenewable

Many renewable resources could Many renewable resources could become so polluted or overused that become so polluted or overused that they would no longer be valuable.they would no longer be valuable.

Human Population GrowthHuman Population Growth

The human population exhibits The human population exhibits exponential growthexponential growth..

As more people move around, more As more people move around, more natural resourced are needed.natural resourced are needed.

Eventually, the resources may Eventually, the resources may become depleted and pollution level become depleted and pollution level may rise.may rise.

biodiversitybiodiversity

Deforestation, point-source, non-Deforestation, point-source, non-point sourcespoint sources

Your CommunityYour Community

Draw a picture of what your Draw a picture of what your commmunity might look like in the commmunity might look like in the year 2100 if pollution and habitat year 2100 if pollution and habitat destruction continue at a rapid rate.destruction continue at a rapid rate.

Draw a picture on the other side Draw a picture on the other side showing what it looks like if the showing what it looks like if the environmental problems are environmental problems are preventedprevented

Prevention of Environmental Prevention of Environmental ProblemsProblems

REDUCE REDUCE REUSEREUSE RECYCLERECYCLE