What can individuals and resource managers do to meet the demands of multiple use? Be sure to refer to your book for ideas.

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Trying to balance human needs and wants with biological considerations requires resource management – looking at land management, species preservation, and resource use. What can individuals and resource managers do to meet the demands of multiple use? Be sure to refer to your book for ideas.

How do volcanoes destroy ecosystems?

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Read the “Sunset Crater Volcano” article from the National Park Service, and the “Sunset Crater Volcano” article from Arizona Geology.

Based on the articles and your understanding of ecosystems and populations from this course, explain the following:

  1. How do volcanoes destroy ecosystems?
  2. How do volcanoes rejuvenate ecosystems?
  3. What is another geological risk that could have positive and negative impacts? Why?

 

oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, provide reasons both for drilling and against drilling in these locations. Which side of the argument do you find more persuasive? Why?

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Drilling for oil in the Arctic, off the coast of California, and in the Gulf of Mexico is a controversial issue. Based on the 2010 British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, provide reasons both for drilling and against drilling in these locations. Which side of the argument do you find more persuasive? Why?

What are your thoughts about your tap water after reading the report you obtained?

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Read the topic material “Drinking Water Treatment.” The reading explains a typical water treatment process for tap water.

 

  1. With this knowledge please obtain a water quality report from your local municipality within the last two years.
  2. Post a short description of what you found.
  3. What are your thoughts about your tap water after reading the report you obtained?
  4. If you were in charge of your local municipality, and the report indicated organic impurities within the water supply, what technique (s) for water management (water pollution control, remediation, or water legislation) would you employ to address this problem?