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    The document is a human impact webquest that addresses several ways human activities affect the biosphere through questions on various topics: 1) It addresses climate change and global warming, the greenhouse effect, major greenhouse gases and their sources, and potential environmental impacts of global warming. 2) It discusses human population growth, current and projected world population sizes, and factors needed to support continued growth. 3) It covers invasive species, how zebra mussels were introduced and their impacts, and examples of other invasive species. 4) Additional topics examined include acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, biodiversity, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and issues around fresh water supplies.

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    The document is a human impact webquest that addresses several ways human activities affect the biosphere through questions on various topics: 1) It addresses climate change and global warming, the greenhouse effect, major greenhouse gases and their sources, and potential environmental impacts of global warming. 2) It discusses human population growth, current and projected world population sizes, and factors needed to support continued growth. 3) It covers invasive species, how zebra mussels were introduced and their impacts, and examples of other invasive species. 4) Additional topics examined include acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, biodiversity, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and issues around fresh water supplies.

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    The document is a human impact webquest that addresses several ways human activities affect the biosphere through questions on various topics: 1) It addresses climate change and global warming, the greenhouse effect, major greenhouse gases and their sources, and potential environmental impacts of global warming. 2) It discusses human population growth, current and projected world population sizes, and factors needed to support continued growth. 3) It covers invasive species, how zebra mussels were introduced and their impacts, and examples of other invasive species. 4) Additional topics examined include acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, biodiversity, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and issues around fresh water supplies.

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    Human Impact WebQuest

    How do human activities affect the biosphere?


    Climate change
    http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

    1. What is climate change?

    2. What are the major types of physical evidence for climate change?

    Global Warming
    If you can’t find the answer then find another site to help you.
    http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/basics/index.html
    1. What is the greenhouse effect?

    2. Could we survive on Earth without the greenhouse effect? Explain

    3. What is global warming?

    4. What are the two largest greenhouse gases? Where does each come from?

    5. Explain the environmental impacts potentially faced from global warming.

    Human population growth


    http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7-
    billion Watch the NPR video then answer the following questions:

    1. How many people are there in the world?_________________ What countries


    have the largest populations?

    2. What is the expected world population in 2020?


    3. What three things do we need to manage for the human population keep growing

    Invasive or non-native species


    https://sites.google.com/site/humanpopulationgrowthwebquest/home/non-native-species
    1. What is a non-native species?

    2. Why are non-native species dangerous to ecosystems?

    3. How were Zebra mussels introduced in the United States?

    4. What impacts have the rapid growth of zebra mussels had?

    Now, find three other types of invasive species in the United States from another
    website 1. 2. 3.

    Acid Rain
    http://www.clean-air-kids.org. uk/acidrain.html
    1. What is acid rain?

    2. What are the main gases that cause acid rain?

    3. How can acid rain affect plants and trees?

    4. How can acid rain affect organisms that live in the water?

    5. How can acid rain affect buildings?

    Ozone Depletion
    http://envis.tropmet.res.in/kidscorner/ozone.htm

    1. What is ozone?

    2. Why is the ozone layer important to life on Earth?

    3. What is the difference between “bad” and “good” ozone?

    4. What is ozone depletion?

    5. What causes ozone depletion?

    6. What causes the ozone hole?

    7. How does ozone depletion impact human health?

    8. What impact does ozone depletion have on plant and animal life?
    Deforestation
    http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/deforestation.html
    1. What is deforestation?

    2. List the causes of deforestation.

    3. What are the environmental consequences associated with deforestation?

    http://actionbiodiversity.org/2010/07/human-benefits-of-biodiversity/
    1. What is biodiversity?

    2. How does biodiversity benefit human health?

    http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/renewable/
    Go through the animation and answer the following questions
    1. What is a nonrenewable resource?

    2. What is a renewable resource?

    3. Why is the sun renewable but oil is nonrenewable?

    How is fresh water both a renewable and a limited resource?

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