HUMAN ECOLOGY - Great Neck School District
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HUMAN ECOLOGY
HUMAN ECOLOGY
DEF
THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
HUMANS AND
THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
HUMANS CAN
NEGATIVELY, OR
POSITIVELY
EFFECT THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
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THE MAIN NEGATIVE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT BY
HUMANS IS REFERRED TO AS:
THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS
DEF LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY (EXTINCTION OF A
VARIETY OF SPECIES)
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THERE ARE THREE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE
BIODIVERSITY CRISIS
OVER________________
H______________ D_______________
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OVERPOPULATION
THE BIRTH RATE IS
GREATER THAN
THE DEATH RATE
WHY IS THIS A
PROBLEM?
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HABITAT DESTRUCTION
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HABITAT DESTRUCTION CAN RESULT FROM:
URBANIZATION
POOR FARMING PRACTICES
MISUSE OF PESTICIDES
POLLUTION (NOISE, WATER, AIR, LAND)
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SPECIFIC CONSEQUENCES OF POLLUTION
EUTROPHICATION (WATER POLLUTION)
BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION (WATER
POLLUTION)
GARBAGE ISLAND (WATER POLLUTION)
ACID RAIN (WATER & AIR POLLUTION)
OZONE DEPLETION (AIR POLLUTION)
GLOBAL WARMING(AIR POLLUTION)
“GREENHOUSE EFFECT”
HUMAN ECOLOGY
PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
EVERYONE,
GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONE DEPLETION ARE
NOT THE SAME THING!!!!!!
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THE LAST THREAT TO BIODIVERSITY COMES
FROM:
INTRODUCED/INVASIVE (FOREIGN) SPECIES
DEF
LOOK INTO RABBITS AND
AUSTRALIA!!
INVASIVE SPECIES RAP
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DO HUMANS DO ANYTHING GOOD FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT?
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
CONTROLLING POLLUTION
REFORESTATION
NATURE RESERVES
BIOREMEDIATION
PEST CONTROL
POLLUTION CLEAN-UP
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CONTROLLING POLLUTION
WHAT CAN WE DO
TO CONTROL
THIS?
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REFORESTATION
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NATURE RESERVES
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BIOREMEDIATION
DEF ??
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BIOLOGICAL PEST
CONTROL
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THIS CONCLUDES OUR BROADCAST DAY!!