Natural Resources

Week 3 Natural Resources
University of Phoenix Material
Natural Resources Worksheet
Complete the following table:
Fossil Fuel Alternative
Energy
Identify 3 types of both energy categories and what they are
most often used to power. 1.
Benefits to using these energy types
Environmental impacts of using these energy types
Are these energy types renewable? Explain.
Using the textbooks, the University Library, or other
resources answer each of the following questions in 150- to 300-words. Be sure to provide references for the sources
you use.
Explore water supply and management in your area using the
internet. What is the source of your municipality’s drinking water? Describe any concerns related to the quantity
and quality of this water source.
Explain one thing you can do in your everyday activities to conserve
water.
Visit this Fish and Wildlife Service website
(http://www.fws.gov/endangered/) and perform a search of endangered species for
your state. Select one species and
explain why it is endangered and what is being done to help it recover.
What reason(s) for conserving life on Earth found in “A
Closer Look 13.3”, pages 299-301, do you find convincing? Explain.
Perform an internet search using the search term
“agricultural sustainability article.”
Read one of the articles you find and summarize it in 1-2
paragraphs. Based on this article and the
readings in the text do you think that current large-scale industrial agricultural
practices are sustainable? Why or why
not? Give an example of a more sustainable
agricultural practice.
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