1. Choose one question listed in the handout from each chapter.
2. Write a short essay to answer each question you selected. The essays are to be double spaced and approximately a half to a full page in length each. Many of the questions contain several parts; make sure that you have answered all parts of the question, as well as done any drawings requested.
Chapter 1: The Human Population (Environmental Science)
1. What are the environmental and social consequences of rapid population growth in rural developing areas? In urban developing areas?
2. Describe the negative and positive consequences of affluence on the environment.
Chapter 2: Population and Development (Environmental Science)
1. Describe the five specific factors that may influence the number of children a poor couple decide to have.
2. What are the five interdependent components that must be addressed to bring about social modernization?
Chapter 3: Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use (Environmental Science)
1. How does changing the earth's surface (by deforestation, for example) change the pathways of water?
2. How does this affect humans and animals?
Chapter 4: The Production and Distribution of Food (Environmental Science)
1. What is subsistence agriculture? What is its relationship to sustainability?
2. How is relief for famine and severe hunger accomplished? Why does food aid sometimes aggravate poverty and hunger?
Chapter 5: Energy from Fossil Fuels (Environmental Science)
1. How have the fuels used to power homes, industry, and transportation changed from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to now?
2. List and describe four steps that can be taken to reduce the amount of fossil fuels being used.