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What are some of the environmental effects of deforestation?
More air pollution, habitat loss
What are some results of urban sprawl?
Less rural areas, more connected cities
What are some strategies to improve rangeland management?
Feld rotation, water dispersion, removal of invasive species, fencing rotate livestock
Where do the majority of people in the U.S. live?
Urban areas
How are weather patterns changed due to heat islands?
Warmer in those areas and increased rainfall
What are the three characteristics of an urban area?
Higher population, more resources, warmer weather, increased traffic
What is the urban crisis?
To many people to fast, overloaded
What are the environmental benefits of having open spaces in cities?
Higher air quality, less water run off, emotional appeals
Where and when was the first national park established?
Yellowstone
Why is it important to preserve rural areas?
Less Co2 emissions, abundant resources
Specifically, why is it important to preserve farmlands?
This is where we get most of our food
Where are the resources we use produced?
Rural areas
What are some of the challenges of land-use planning?
Making all of the areas more efficient and meeting needs of the people
How are oil and natural gas formed?
decay of tiny marine organisms
What are the major uses of our fuels?
Energy, transportation, production
Where is the majority of the oil and natural gas located in the U.S.
Texas, california, alaska, gulf of mexico
What makes a renewable energy source renewable?
Continues being made
How does a geothermal power plant produce energy?
Uses the earth's heat to create energy.
Heat of earth heat water, water creates steam, steam turns the turbine, turbine spinning creates energy
How do geothermal heat pumps produce heat for homes?
Heat from earth heats water for your home
How is inadequate infrastructure related to urban crisis?
Infrastructure means that it can't support the people in the city
What would characterize a well-managed rangeland vs a poorly managed rangeland?
Good- good fencing, more than one watering source, maintained of invasive speasces
Bad- the opposite
What are ecological services and provide three examples?
What the environment gives people
Forest, wind energy, food
How can we reduce the effects of a heat island?
Have more land dedicated to preserved land
How can you help conserve energy in your home?
Solar panels, turn off lights, low energy appliances
How do hydroelectric power plants produce electricity?
Water spinning a turbine, turbine spinning creates energy
How does a coal power plant produce electricity (what steps)?
Coal heaters up water, water creates steam, steam spins turbines, turbine spinning creates electricity
Choose a form of renewable energy and what are its advantages and disadvantages?
Solar energy- advantages , free energy, renewable, low maintenance
Disadvantages, not aesthetically pleasing, upfront cost