FRQ - Environmental sci

Define

Give a definition - usually 1 sentence

Identify/Provide

Give a definition or make a statement answering the question.  1 sentence usually

Describe

Make a statement/definition and give an example.  2 sentences usually.

Explain/Discuss

Make connections - usually 2-3 sentences

Example: A happens, therefore this leads to B.  This causes C to occur, therefore A and C have this relationship/connection. 

Environmental/ ecological benefits 

Has to be related to the environment, and CAN’T be a benefit to humans 

Ex: Trees provide oxygen to animals; No credit: trees provide oxygen for humans 

Ecosystem services (from environmental economics) 

Services from ecosystem for humans.  This provides money or a benefit to humans.  

 Ex: Forests provide medicines for humans to cure diseases, or timber to build homes, clean water, fisheries

Economic benefits

This has to be money.  Relate to jobs/tourism.  

Environmental impact

Default is always habitat destruction that leads to a decrease in biodiversity

Human health impact

Say - respiratory illness such as asthma 

How to get people to do things

Subsidize or give tax credits for things you WANT them to do 

Heavily tax things you DON’T WANT them to do 

Outright bans on things aren’t feasible 

How to fix an acidic environment (such as AMD, or acid rain)

Add a base, such as limestone 

 (This doesn’t work for ocean acidification, because the ocean is too big for that to be effective

Math hack

If you don’t know how to solve A, but know that you need A to solve B, make up an answer for A (for example 1 or 10), and plug into B