AP Environmental Science (APES) Assignments
Mr. Fritz
AP Environmental Science (APES) 2011-2012
Textbook: Living in The Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions
(Miller) 2007 15th Edition
Where Do The Grades Come From?
- Chapter Tests on FRIDAYS
- Written Homework Every Week (Chapter Questions, Study Guide and Free
Response Question)
(FIVE POINTS OFF ANY ASSIGNMENT WHEN LATE)
- Quarterly Papers (Environmental Laws and Acts)
(FIVE POINTS OFF WHEN LATE)
- 1st and 3rd Quarter Quarterly Exams (November 4 and March 30)
- Midterm and Final Exam
- LABS: ALL LABS ARE DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AFTER BEING ASSIGNED
(WRITTEN AS OUTLINED IN CLASS)
(FIVE POINTS OFF WHEN LATE)
Homework Assignments:
•All of the following homework assignments are due at the beginning of the
class period on the due date.
•All assignments must be WRITTEN with QUESTIONS and ANSWERS.
•Shorter assignments will also be given periodically throughout the school
year.
•FIVE POINTS WILL BE SUBTRACTED FROM ANY ASSIGNMENT THAT IS LATE.
1.Chapter # 1
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 1
Due Date: September 16
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 1 page 7.
Due Date: September 13
Homework Point Value: 20 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Ecology, Natural Capital, Environmentally Sustainable Society, Exponential
Growth, Rule of 70, Economic Growth, Gross National Product, Gross Domestic
Product, Developing Country, Developed Country, Sustainable Development,
Renewable Resources, Nonrenewable Resources, Perpetual Resources, Pollution,
Point Source Pollution, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Persistence, Root Causes
of
Environmental Problems, and Industrial Society.
Due Date: September 14
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
The town of Fritzville a seaside community has been approached by a
commercial
fishery business that would like to develop a parcel of land adjacent to
state
and federal protected marsh lands. Fritzville understands that there will be
impacts to land, air, and water quality from the proposed project. Explain
what possible Point and Non-point sources of pollution the community will
have
to deal with if the project passes for development.
Due Date: September 15
Homework Point Value: 10 points
2.Chapter # 2
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 2
Due Date: September 23
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 2 page 29.
Due Date: September 20
Homework Point Value: 14 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Science, Scientific Law, Scientific Theory, Frontier Science, Paradigm Shift,
Consensus Science, Environmental Science, Positive Feedback Loop, Negative
Feedback Loop, Synergism, Matter, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes, Covalent
Compounds, Eukaryotic Cell, Half-Life, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy,
First
Law of Energy, and Second Law of Energy.
Due Date: September 21
Homework Point Vale: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading the Core Case Study in your textbook about Easter Island page
28, what can you learn from the inhabitants of Easter Island and their use of
limited resources? Compare Easter Island to planet Earth in its availability
of resources in your answer. How might your community run into an issue of
limited resources versus population increase?
Due Date: September 22
Homework Point Value: 10 points
3.Chapter # 3
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 3
Due Date: October 7
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 3 page 51.
Due Date: October 4
Homework Point Value: 14 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Ecology, Organism, Microbe, Population of Species, Ecosystem, Atmosphere,
Lithosphere, Biome, Aquatic Life Zone, Abiotic Factors, Range of Tolerance,
Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Detritivores, Aerobic Respiration, Soil,
Soil Horizon, Nitrogen Fixation, and Assimilation.
Due Date: October 5
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Fritz Fertilizer Company creates a soil additive that contains 10% of
nitrogen, carbonate, and phosphorous. Using the Nitrogen cycle, clearly
explain the biogeochemical cycle of this nutrient. Include in your answer all
of the important steps in the cycle and indicate movement from the
atmosphere,
water, and soil where necessary.
Due Date: October 6
Homework Point Value: 10 points
4.Chapter # 4
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 4
Due Date: October 14
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 4 page 83.
Due Date: October 11
Homework Point Value: 14 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Evolution, Natural Selection, Cyanobacteria, Fossil Record, Mutation,
Adaptation, Coevolution, Plate Tectonics, Niche, Specialist, Geographic
Isolation, Macroevolution, Speciation, Biodiversity, Gradualist Model of
Evolution, Punctuated Equilibrium Hypothesis, Dynamic Equilibrium, Habitat,
Genetic Drift, and Fossil.
Due Date: October 12
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Charles Darwin was the geologist, botanist, and zoologist on the research
vessel Beagle when he made observations that lead to his book, The Origin of
Species, in which the theory of evolution was first introduced. A century
later, scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics, describing how the
solid earth formed. Describe two ways in which evolution may occur as a
consequence of plate tectonics.
Due Date: October 13
Homework Point Value: 10 points
5.Chapter # 5
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 5
Due Date: October 21
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 5 page 101.
Due Date: October 18
Homework Point Value: 12 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Weather, Climate, Prevailing Wind Belts, Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases,
Ozone, Microclimate, Biome, Limiting Factor, Coniferous Forest, Tropical
Rainforest, Deciduous Trees, Evergreen Trees, Succulent Plants, Tundra,
Permafrost, Tropical Grassland, Taiga, Overgrazing, Savanna.
Due Date: October 19
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Characteristics of air masses and their worldwide circulation patterns
influence the spatial distribution of biomes and the organisms that inhabit
them. Describe one biome that would exist at sea level within the specific
latitudes of a cell. Give examples of both plants and animals that would
exist
in that biome. (Hint: You Live Here)
Due Date: October 20
Homework Point Value 10 points
6.Chapter # 6
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 6
Due Date: October 28
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 6 page 127.
Due Date: October 25
Homework Point Value: 6 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Nekton, Benthic, Dissolved Oxygen, Ocean Zone,
Estuary, Mangrove Swamp, Intertidal Zone, Barrier Island, Coral Reef,
Euphotic
Zone, Abyssal Zone, Twilight Zone, Littoral Zone, Limnetic Zone, Profundal
Zone, Eutrophic, Oligotrophic, Thermocline.
Due Date: October 26
Homework Point Value 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
The oxygen content of water is a limiting abiotic (non-living) environmental
factor that determines the biodiversity of an aquatic environment. Describe a
technique of determining oxygen content of water and what it means. Briefly
describe three other tests that a student could conduct to determine water
quality.
Due Date: October 27
Homework Point Value: 10 points
7.Chapter # 7
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 7
Due Date: November 11
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 7 page 144.
Due Date: November 7
Homework Point Value: 10 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
American Alligator, Species Richness, Native Species, Keystone Species,
Specialist Species, Generalist Species, Indicator Species, Nonnative
(Invasive) Species, Trout, Wild African Bees, Dung Beetles, Foundation
Species, Fire Ants, Interspecific Competition, Competition, Predation,
Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism, Primary Succession.
Due Date: November 9
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading the Core Case Study on page 143 of the textbook, explain why
the American Alligator is a Keystone Species. Also in your answer describe
the ecological role of the American Alligator.
Due Date: November 10
Homework Point Value: 10 points
8.Chapter # 8
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 8
Due Date: November 18
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 8 page 162.
Due Date: November 15
Homework Point Value: 6 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Sea Otters, Biotic Potential, Carrying Capacity, Succession, Intraspecific
Competition, Emigration, Intrinsic Rate, Limiting Factor, Environmental
Resistance, Natality, Mortality, Logistic Growth, Exponential Growth, Density-
dependent population, Top-down population control, R-strategist, K-
strategist,
Bottom-up population control, Explosive Population growth, Stable Population
growth.
Due Date: November 16
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Why do biotic factors that regulate population growth tend to depend on
population density, and why do abiotic factors that regulate population tend
to be independent of population density?
Due Date: November 17
Homework Point Value: 10 points
9.Chapter # 9
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 9
Due Date: December 2
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 9 page 172.
Due Date: November 29
Homework Point Value: 12 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Immigration, Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, Total Fertility Rate,
Replacement-Level Fertility, Infant Mortality Rate, Age-Structure Diagram,
Zero Population Growth, Industrial Stage, Postindustrial Stage, Transitional
Stage, Preindustrial Stage, Emigration, Rapid Growth Countries, Broad-based
pyramids, Inverted Pyramid, Prereproductive, Reproductive, Postreproductive,
Urbanization.
Due Date: November 30
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
The 1990 United States census revealed that for the first time, a majority of
Americans live in suburbs of major cities or in suburban-like communities.
Many environmentalists think of the 21st century as the “Century of the
City.”
State whether or not you agree or disagree with this statement and include
your reasons.
Due Date: December 1
Homework Point Value: 10 points
10.Chapter # 10
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 10
Due Date: December 9
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 10 page 192.
Due Date: December 6
Homework Point Value: 18 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Grey Wolf, Intrinsic Value, Nonuse Value, Ecological Services of Forests,
Economic Service of Forests, Old-Growth Forest, Second-Growth Forest,
Deforestation, Selective Cutting, Seed-tree Cutting, Clear-cutting, Strip-
cutting, Shelterwood-Cutting, Prescribed Burn, Kenaf, Tropical Rainforest,
Hardwood, Rangeland, National Park System, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Due Date: December 7
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading the Core Case Study on page 191 of the textbook, explain why
the
Gray Wolf is considered a keystone species. Also in your response describe
how
biodiversity was interrupted by the declining numbers of gray wolf prior to
their reintroduction.
Due Date: December 8
Homework Point Value: 10 points
11.Chapter # 11
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 11
Due Date: December 16
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 11 page 223.
Due Date: December 13
Homework Point Value: 10 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
John James Audubon, Passenger Pigeons, Top Carnivores, Extinction,
Endangered,
Threatened, California Condor, Grizzly Bear, Whooping Crane, Specialized
Niche, Low Reproductive Rate, Ecological Value, Economic Value, Recreational
Value, Loss of Habitat, Habitat Fragmentation, Zebra Mussel, CITES,
Endangered
Species Act of 1973, Purple Loosestrife.
Due Date: December 14
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading the Core Case Study on page 222 in the textbook, describe the
methods humans used in the past to wipeout the population of the Passenger
Pigeon.
Due Date: December 15
Homework Point Value: 10 points
12.Chapter # 12
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 12
Due Date: December 23
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 12 page 250.
Due Date: December 20
Homework Point Value: 12 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Lake Victoria, Tide Pools, Overfishing, Habitat Destruction, Trawl Fishing,
Tragedy of the Commons, Bycatch, Maximum Sustained Yield, Mitigation Banking,
Everglades, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Eutrophication, Columbia River,
Impacts from Dams, Fish Hatcheries, National Wild and Scenic River Act,
Agricultural Runoff, Fish Ladders, Alien Species, Nile Perch.
Due Date: December 21
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading the Core Case Study on page 249 in the textbook, describe the
four event that led to the decrease in biodiversity of Lake Victoria.
Due Date: December 22
Homework Point Value: 10 points
13.Chapter # 13
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 13
Due Date: January 6
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 13 page 271.
Due Date: January 3
Homework Point Value: 22 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Undernutrition, Malnutrition, Iodine for Nutrition, Overnutrition, High-Input
Agriculture, Inorganic Fertilizers, Traditional Subsidence Agriculture,
Intercropping, Polyvarietal Cultivation, Overgrazing, Soil Conservation,
Riparian Vegetation, Sheet Erosion, Rill Erosion, Gully Erosion, National
Resource Conservation Service, Conservation Tillage, Alley Cropping,
Terracing, Contour farming.
Due Date: January 4
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
If increased mosquito populations threatened the town of Fritzville with
Malaria or West Nile, would you want to spray DDT in the community and homes
to reduce the risk? Explain. What are the alternatives?
Due Date: January 5
Homework Point Value: 10 points
14.Chapter # 14
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 14
Due Date: January 13
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 14 page 306.
Due Date: January 10
Homework Point Value: 18 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Liquid Freshwater Supply on Earth, Hydrologic Cycle, Aquifers, Irrigation,
Subsidence, Desalination, Effects of Dams, Three Gorges Dam Project, Drip
Irrigation, Center-pivot irrigation, Gravity-flow irrigation, Most use of
Domestic Water in the US, Reservoirs, Saltwater Intrusion, Drought, Silting
of
Dams, California’s use of water, Aral Sea, Watershed, Ogallala Aquifer.
Due Date: January 11
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
How do human activities increase the harmful effects of flooding? Describe
three things we can do to reduce these effects.
Due Date: January 12
Homework Point Value: 10 points
15.Chapter # 15
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 15
Due Date: January 20
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 15 page 336.
Due Date: January 17
Homework Point Value: 14 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Mantle, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Theory of Plate Tectonics, Divergent
Plate
Boundary, Transform Fault, Convergent Plate Boundary, Subduction Zone,
Mineral, Metamorphism, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Lignite Coal,
Bituminous Coal, Anthracite Coal, Nonmetallic Metal, Subsurface Mining,
Surface Mining, Manganese Nodules, Mining Spoils.
Due Date: January 18
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Congratulations you are a rock. Act as a microscopic reporter and describe
your experience as a igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock as you travel
through the rock cycle.
Due Date: January 19
Homework Point Value: 10 points
16.Chapter # 16
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 16
Due Date: January 27
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 16 page 356.
Due Date: January 24
Homework Point Value: 8 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Net Energy, Refining, Crude Oil, Distillation of Oil, OPEC, Kerogen, Shale
Oil, Tar Sands, Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Taxing from Coal, Peat,
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Uranium-235, Control Rods, Reactor Core,
Moderator in Nuclear Reactor, Breeder Nuclear Fission Reactor, Liquid Sodium
in Breeder Reactor.
Due Date: January 25
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Explain why you are for or against continuing to increase oil imports in the
United States. If you favor reducing dependence on oil imports, what do you
think are the three best ways to do this?
Due Date: January 26
Homework Point Value: 10 points
17.Chapter # 17
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 17
Due Date: February 3
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 17 page 385.
Due Date: January 31
Homework Point Value: 16 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Passive Solar Heating, Amory Lovins, Electric Cars, High-Efficiency Natural
Gas Furnace, Active Solar Heating, Tankless Instant Water Heater, Solar
Cooker, Renewable Energy Resources, Solar Thermal Systems, Photovoltaic
Cells,
Hydroelectric Power, Wind Farms, Biomass Fuels, Ethanol, Methane, Methanol,
Butane, Propane, Geothermal Energy, Hydrogen Gas.
Due Date: February 1
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
A large, natural gas-fired electrical facility was installed in the town of
Fritzville that produces 15 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each day it
operates. The power plant requires an input of 13,000 BTUs of heat to produce
1 kilowatt-hour of electricity. One cubic foot of natural gas supplies 1,000
BTUs of heat energy. Showing all the steps in your calculations, determine
the
BTUs of heat needed to generate the electricity produced by the power plant
in
24 hours. Next determine the cubic feet of natural gas consumed by the power
plant each hour.
Due Date: February 2
Homework Point Value: 10 points
18.Chapter # 18
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 18
Due Date: February 10
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 18 page 419.
Due Date: February 7
Homework Point Value: 8 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Risk, Biological Hazards, Physical Hazards, Cultural Hazards, Transmissible
Disease, Nontransmissible Disease, Infectious Disease, Tuberculosis, Vaccine,
Malaria, Hepatitis B, West Nile, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),
Lyme Disease, Neurotoxins, Mutagens, Teratogens, Carcinogens,
Bioaccumulation,
Biomagnification.
Due Date: February 8
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
What are the three major risks you face from (a) your lifestyle, (b) where
you
live, and (c) what you do for a living? Which of these risks are voluntary
and
which are involuntary? List the three most important things you can do to
reduce these risks.
Due Date: February 9
Homework Point Value: 10 points
19.Chapter # 19
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 19
Due Date: February 17
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 19 page 440.
Due Date: February 14
Homework Point Value: 12 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Lichen, Layers of Earth’s Atmosphere, Stratospheric Ozone, Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs), Suspended Particles, Photochemical Smog, PANs, Primary Air
Pollutants, Temperature Inversion, Acid Deposition, Indoor Air Pollution,
Sick
Building Syndrome, Asbestos, Radon, Formaldehyde, Baghouse Filters, Wet
Scrubbers, Electrostatic Precipitator, Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis.
Due Date: February 15
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading the Core Case Study on page 439 of the textbook, describe how a
Lichen is an early warning system in the environment like a Canary in a Coal
Mine.
Due Date: February 16
Homework Point Value: 10 points
20.Chapter # 20
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 20
Due Date: March 2
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 20 page 465 on left side and top right of page.
Due Date: February 28
Homework Point Value: 14 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Greenhouse Effect, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Oceanic Conveyor Belt
Current, Environmental Refugees, Carbon Sequestration, Earth Summit in Rio de
Janeiro, Kyoto Protocal, Chlorofluorocarbons, PCBs, Montreal Protocol, Ozone
Depleting Chemicals, Halons, Methyl Chloroform, Aerosol, UV Radiation, Switch
Grass, Heat Wave, Nitrous Oxide.
Due Date: February 29
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
One way to help slow the rate of CO2 emissions is to reduce the clearing of
forests, especially in tropical developing countries where intense
deforestation is taking place. Should the United States and other developed
countries pay poorer countries to stop cutting their forests? Explain.
Due Date: March 1
Homework Point Value: 10 points
21.Chapter # 21
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 21
Due Date: March 9
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 21 page 494.
Due Date: March 6
Homework Point Value: 12 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Phosphates, Oxygen-Demanding Waste, Thermal
Pollution, Point Source Water Pollution, Nonpoint Source Water Pollution,
Oxygen Sag Curve, Cultural Eutrophication, Duckweed, Advanced Waste Water
Treatment, Groundwater Contamination, MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether),
Arsenic, Chesapeake Bay, Exxon Valdez, Inorganic Fertilizer Runoff, Clean
Water Act, Water Quality Act, Septic System (Tank).
Due Date: March 7
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
If you were in the water quality enforcement division of the town of
Fritzville, briefly describe one idea for controlling pollution from each of
the following sources: (a) an effluent pipe from a factory going into a
stream; (b) a parking lot at a shopping mall bordered by a stream; (c) a
farmer’s field on a slope next to a stream.
Due Date: March 8
Homework Point Value: 10 points
22.Chapter # 22
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 22
Due Date: March 16
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 22 page 520.
Due Date: March 13
Homework Point Value: 14 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Love Canal, Superfund, E-waste, Low-Waste Society, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle,
Repurpose, Compost, Closed-Loop Recycling, Open-Loop Recycling, Incinerators,
Sanitary Landfill, Used Tire Health Hazards, Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), Plasma Torch to Detoxify Hazardous Wastes, Deep-
Well Injection, Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976 (TOSCA), Lacey Act,
Hooker Chemical and Plastic Corporation.
Due Date: March 14
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Would you oppose having a hazardous waste landfill, waste treatment plant,
deep-injection well, or incinerator in your community? Explain. If you oppose
these disposal facilities, how do you believe the hazardous waste generated
in
your community and your state should be managed?
Due Date: March 15
Homework Point Value: 10 points
23.Chapter # 23
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 23
Due Date: March 23
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 23 page 549.
Due Date: March 20
Homework Point Value: 10 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Ecocity, Urban Growth, Urbanization, Megalopolis, Urban Sprawl, BOWASH, Noise
Pollution, Urban Heat Island, Light Pollution, Squatter Settlements, Compact
Cities, Dispersed Cities, Heavy-Rail Systems, Light-Rail Systems, Rapid-Rail
Systems, Land-Use Planning, Zoning, Smart Growth, Cluster Development,
Greenbelt.
Due Date: March 21
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Some analysts suggest phasing out federal, state, and local government
subsidies that encourage sprawl by funding roads, single-family housing and
large malls, and superstores. These would be replaced with subsidies that
encourage sidewalks and bicycle paths, multifamily housing, high-density
residential development, and a mix of housing, shops, and offices. Do you
support this approach? Explain.
Due Date: March 22
Homework Point Value: 10 points
24.Chapter # 24
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 24
Due Date: March 30
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 24 page 570.
Due Date: March 27
Homework Point Value: 12 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Environmental Economists, Natural Resources, Human Capital, Pure Free-Market
Economic System, Marginal Cost, Aesthetic Value, Discount Rate, Cost-Benefit
Analysis (CBA), Gross Domestic Product, Human Development Index, Full Costs,
Eco-Labeling, Resource-Use Permits, Material-Flow Economy, Service-Flow
Economy, Poverty, Trickle-Down Effect, United Nations Millennium Summit, Paul
Hawken’s Golden Rule, Environmental Performance Index.
Due Date: March 28
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Suppose that over the next 20 years the current harmful environmental and
health costs of goods and services are included in their market prices to
reflect their total costs. List three harmful and three beneficial effects
that such full-cost pricing might have on your lifestyle. Do you favor making
this shift?
Due Date: March 29
Homework Point Value: 10 points
25.Chapter # 25
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 25
Due Date: April 13
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 25 page 593.
Due Date: April 10
Homework Point Value: 10 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Environmental Policy, Democracy, Special-Interest Groups, The Humility
Principle, The Reversibility Principle, The Precautionary Principle, The
Prevention Principle, The Polluter Pays Principle, The Integrative Principle,
The Public Participation Principle, The Human Rights Principle, The
Environmental Justice Principle, Lobbying, The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The National Park System,
Environmental Law, Statutory Laws, Administrative Laws, Common Law.
Due Date: April 11
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
After reading page 602 in the textbook, explain why you agree or disagree
with
the nine suggestions made by developers and resource extractors for managing
and using U.S. public land.
Due Date: April 12
Homework Point Value: 10 points
26.Chapter # 26
A)Reading Assignment: Read Chapter # 26
Due Date: April 20
B)Written Assignment: Answer the BULLETED Questions at the beginning of
Chapter # 26 page 616.
Due Date: April 17
Homework Point Value: 6 points
C)Study Guide: Write a brief description of the following terms:
Biosphere 2, Environmental Worldviews, Environmental Ethics, Planetary
Management Worldview, The No-Problem School, The Free-Market School, The
Spaceship-Earth School, Stewardship Worldview, Intrinsic Value, The Earth-
Centered Environmental Worldview, Environmental Wisdom Worldview, Deep
Ecology
Worldview, Environmental Literacy, Aldo Leopold, Good Earthkeeping,
Agriculture Sustainability, Transportation Sustainability, Home Energy
Sustainability, Water Sustainability, Resource Consumption Sustainability.
Due Date: April 18
Homework Point Value: 10 points
D)Free Response Question: Answer the following question in a paragraph format.
Describe the five most important things about the earth that you would want
to
pass on to your grandchildren.
Due Date: April 19
Homework Point Value: 10 points
Quarterly Papers: (Five Points Off When Late)
Paper #1 Quarter #1
Due Date: November 14 (Monday)
Assignment:
1.Describe in detail the parameters of the following environmental laws,
acts,
and policies.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 1969), Occupational Safety and
Health
Act (OSHA, 1970), Clean Air Act (1970), Asbestos Hazard and Emergency
Response
Act (1986), Montreal Protocol (1987,1990,1992), Kyoto Protocol (1997), Clean
Water Act (1972), Federal Water Pollution Control Acts (1948)
2.Describe in detail three CASE STUDIES that pertain to three of the
mentioned
laws, acts, and policies.
3.Identify which branch of government enforces three of the mentioned laws,
acts, and policies, separate of the three used in the case study section of
the paper.
4.The paper must be at least three (3) pages typed and cited properly to earn
the full credit for the assignment.
5.Point Value: 50 points
Paper # 2 Quarter # 2
Due Date: January 20 (Friday)
Assignment:
1.Describe in detail the parameters of the following environmental laws,
acts,
and policies.
Water Resources Planning Act (1965), Water Quality Act (1965), Safe Drinking
Water Act (1974), Ocean Dumping Ban Act (1988), U.S. Public Utility
Regulatory
Act (PURPA, 1978), Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act (SMCRA, 1977),
National Park Service Act (1916), Taylor Grazing Act (1934)
2.Describe in detail three CASE STUDIES that pertain to three of the
mentioned
laws, acts, and policies.
3.Identify which branch of government enforces three of the mentioned laws,
acts, and policies, separate of the three used in the case study section of
the paper.
4.The paper must be at least three (3) pages typed and cited properly to earn
the full credit for the assignment.
5.Point Value: 50 points
Paper # 3 Quarter # 3
Due Date: April 10 (Tuesday)
Assignment:
1.Describe in detail the parameters of the following environmental laws,
acts,
and policies.
Soil Conservation Act (1935), Wilderness Act (1964), Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (1968), Coastal Zone Management Act (1972), Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (1976), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA, 1947), Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA, 1906),
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA,
1980, 1994)
2.Describe in detail three CASE STUDIES that pertain to three of the
mentioned
laws, acts, and policies.
3.Identify which branch of government enforces three of the mentioned laws,
acts, and policies, separate of the three used in the case study section of
the paper.
4.The paper must be at least three (3) pages typed and cited properly to earn
the full credit for the assignment.
5.Point Value: 50 points
Paper # 4 Quarter # 4
Due Date: May 25 (Friday)
Assignment:
1.Describe in detail the parameters of the following environmental laws,
acts,
and policies.
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (1960), Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act (1975), Toxic Substances Control Act (TOSCA, 1976), Resources
Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA, 1976), Species Conservation Act (1966), Endangered
Species Act (1973)
2.Describe in detail three CASE STUDIES that pertain to three of the
mentioned
laws, acts, and policies.
3.Identify which branch of government enforces three of the mentioned laws,
acts, and policies, separate of the three used in the case study section of
the paper.
4.The paper must be at least three (3) pages typed and cited properly to earn
the full credit for the assignment.
5.Point Value: 50 points
