//www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ Class Name: AP Environmental Science Per. 1 Instructor(s): Grace Baugh Location: 701 en-us SchoolSitePro //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2192240 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ ]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:52:04 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2180293 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ Multiple Choice Exam - 100 question multiple choice exam taken directly from previous years AP Environmental Exam.
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1) Population Ecology pages 82 - 106.
2) Pollution Pages 150 - 174
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1) Explain what is an El Nino and where it occurs
2) Explain the connections between EL Nino and diseases
3) Which part of the world would more likely be affected between the link of El Nino and dieases.
4) Explain three other environmental problems associated with ENSO

]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:15:36 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2149676 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ Study Guide 12 due.
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1) Identify three indoor air pollutants and be able to discuss the source, method of clean up, and the types of building affected.
2) Explain a "sick building" and how is a sick building determined.
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1) Be able to read information available on a graph and calculate percentages.
2) Know the sources of pollution for lead, ozone, carbon dioxide, particulates and describe the physiological effects on humans
3) What is the EPA, and explain why and when it was created?
]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:05:47 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2139318 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ 2) Finding and Analyzing air Quality Data
]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:19:47 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2137036 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:43:13 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2139324 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ Chapter 18 - Nuclear Energy and the Environment.
]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:21:39 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2137037 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ a) What year did the disaster occur?
b) Name the company, the product being produced and the chemical released
c) How many people died as a result of the disaster?
d) What were some of the symptoms as a result of the exposure?
e) What was done to correct or compensate the people of Bhopal?
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2) What is the Kyoto Protocol? ( When where and why it was negotiated)
2b) What was required of industrial nations?
2c) Which two countries were exempt and why?
2d) Give one reason the US did not ratify the protocol?

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1) Explain when and where the accident happened.
2) Explain what caused the problem and how it was corrected
3) State the amount of radiation released and compare it to the normal levels
5) How many people were affected and was evacuation needed?
6) What is the current state of the area?




]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:59:17 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2109631 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ 1b)Explain what happened to the space craft.
1c)What factors played a role in its fate?

2) What happened in the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania - "A Town on Fire"
2b) How did the fire get started?
2c) What methods were employed to put out the blaze?
2d) Why did these prove unsuccessful?
2e) What is eminent domain and why is this relevant to Centralia?
2f) What is the current day situation in the town?
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1) Explain Ocean thermal Conversion
2) What problems were encountered with this technology? ( Pg 365)
3) Explain how hydrogen is used and stored and transported.
4) List two ways of producing hydrogen and explain the problem of both .
5) Is the reference made to the use of waterwheel in the earlier part of the century relevant? Why or why not?
6) Explain pump storage and why would there still be a need for oil, nuclear energy, or coal?
7) Explain how water falling from high altitude might affect fishes ( 369)
8) Explain tidal power and how and the disadvantages
9) Where must the wind turbines constructed to be useful?
10) Explain the importance of these placements
11) How is wind form?
12) List regions in America where wind farms might be feasible
13) What is biomass energy?
14) List some of the sources, examples, uses
15) List 3 environmental problems encountered from using biomass fuel
16) What is geothermal energy?
17) What temperatures are reached by these geysers and where are they located?
18) Is this form of energy useful (energy efficiency pg 324) and even so what would prevent it from being harnessed in park?
19) Advantages and disadvantages of using geothermal energy.
20 List 3 policy issues with developing renewable energy resources.





]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:26:18 PDT //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2103784 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ List the items distilled at the different temperature and the uses of the items. (Be specific and give details)
]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:16:20 PST //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2087842 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ 1) Define the following the words: overdraft, water budget, influent streams, variable source approach, vadose zones, aquifer, and wetland
2) Know how the following are formed: sinkholes,
3) Know the importance of the Colorado River
4) Know the factors affecting ground water overdrafting
5) Understand the process of desalination and hydroelectric power generation, geothermal energy,
6) Explain offstream, instream, and consumptive use of water and give example of each
7) Know the reason for channelization of the river
8) What types of lands are classified as wetlands? Example, bogs, swamps
9) What is the average modern annual use of water per person
10) Know the definition of infiltration, overland flow, through flow, ground water flow, and capillary flow
11) Know the condition necessary for wildlife to survive in the streams
12) What sector in USA consumes the most water
13) Be able to label the diagram on page 408, Figure 20.3

Chapter 21
1) Define the following terms; acid mine drainage, point source, secondary treatment, cryptosporidium, fecal coliform bacteria, water pollution, BOD,and septic tank
2) Know the primary advantage of using wetlands for wastewater treatment
3) Know the threats to the Long Island ground water( pg 452)
4) Identify the reason groundwater pollution is difficult to treat
5) Know the principal cause of the degradation of the Illinois River
6) Know the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus to bodies of water
7) Know the effects of sediment pollution to rivers and streams
8) What is the threat of salt water intrusion to groundwater
9) What is the most easily accessible supply of fresh water?
10) Know the most abundant water pollutant by weight?
11) Know which organisms transmit diseases to water
12) Know the two important nutrients that cause water pollution problems


]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:11:23 PST //www.pointlomahigh.com/homeworkItem2070672 //www.pointlomahigh.com/apps/classes/351583/assignments/ 1) What was the cause of the spill?
2) What methods were used for the clean up?
3) List some of the species affected
4) How long will it take before the area is totally restored to normal?
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