assignment
Pages 147-149-

JPaul arrived late to the first session of AP Environmental Science, thus, for the second session, he continued working on pages 147-149, multiple choice questions #'s 1-20 and a free response question #1 - A,B,C,D on page 149. Work was collected and given to the front office.

JPaul arrived late and began working on pages 147-149, multiple choice questions #'s 1-20 and a free response question #1 - A,B,C,D on page 149.

Matthew was assigned to complete pages 147-149, multiple choice questions #'s 1-20 and a free response question #1 - A,B,C,D on page 149. Matthew kept his assignment.

Management of forests by both private organizations and the Fede al government. Discuss harvesting for royalty, Define and differentiate between clear cutting and selective cutting. Ouline the pros and cons of each and include fire management.

Discuss the moral responsibility of humans to the natural world.
Introduce rangelands, the pros and cons of grazing of animals. Discuss how overgrazing will denude vegetation, cause wind erosion, and pollution of water by feces. Discuss the Taylor act and how the BLM manages the land. Discuss forest and timber logging. Define clear cutting and selective cutting along with the pros and cons of each. Introduce fire management, natural fires, cycling of nutrients and prescribed burns.

Discuss what is meant by land ethics, and the moral responsibility to the natural world. Introduce rangelands. Discuss their primary use. List the pros and cons of grazing in the common. Discuss the role of BLM and the Taylor Grazing act of 1934.

Define and outline ways in which we can obtain the same amount of work using less energy. Introduce government approaches utilizing public transportation and tiered tax systems. Discuss how the demand for energy can vary with time, seasons, and weather. Discuss the need to reduce peak demand and how to achieve this goal.Introduce the second law of thermodynamics. Elicit efficiency methods which can be utilized.

Define and give examples of conservation, the use of less energy to obtain the same amount of work. Explain how energy varies with the time of day, the seasons, and the weather. Examine "peak demand" needs. Explain the second law of thermodynamics, involving the conversion of energy into heat loss. Elicit methods of obtaining "efficency" and the use of sustainable design.

Discuss how ocean currents affect global climate. Introduce gyres and how they redistribute heat in the ocean. Define and explain the "California Currents". Outline and explain thermoline circulation. Introduce how global warming can affect the western Europe climate.