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Environmental Issues and Solutions Guide

This document discusses various environmental problems such as pollution, resource depletion, human population growth, and habitat destruction. It defines different types of pollution like solid wastes, chemicals, and gases. It also explains the difference between renewable resources like sunlight and wind, and nonrenewable resources like coal and iron. The document stresses that many renewable resources could become nonrenewable if overused or polluted. It notes that as the human population continues to grow exponentially, more natural resources will be needed eventually leading to depletion and increased pollution levels. Solutions provided include reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling.

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Environmental Issues and Solutions Guide

This document discusses various environmental problems such as pollution, resource depletion, human population growth, and habitat destruction. It defines different types of pollution like solid wastes, chemicals, and gases. It also explains the difference between renewable resources like sunlight and wind, and nonrenewable resources like coal and iron. The document stresses that many renewable resources could become nonrenewable if overused or polluted. It notes that as the human population continues to grow exponentially, more natural resources will be needed eventually leading to depletion and increased pollution levels. Solutions provided include reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling.

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Environmental

Problems/Solutions
Youve just been to SM. Rather than
throw away your bag, you decide to
reuse it.

Brainstorm a list of ways to reuse the
bag.

Environmental Problems
Pollution

Resource Depletion

Human Population Growth

Habitat Destruction


Pollution
What do you think of when you think
of pollution? Which type of pollution
do you think is worse?
Types of Pollution
Solid Wastes

Chemicals

Radioactive Wastes

Gases

Solid Wastes
Hazardous Wastes

Waste that can catch fire, wear
through metal, explode or make
people sick
Nonrenewable/Renewable
Resources
Renewable Resource: a natural
resource that can be replaced at the
same rate at which the resource is
consumed

Nonrenewable Resource: a
resource that forms at a rate that is
much slower than the rate at which it
is consumed
Renewable or Nonrenewable?
Sunlight
Wind
Natural Gas
Coal
Iron
Fresh water
Trees
Renewable
Sunlight
Wind
Fresh water
trees
Nonrenewable
Natural gas
Coal
Iron

Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Are there any items on the
renewable list that could become
nonrenewable?
Renewable
Many renewable resources could
become so polluted or overused that
they would no longer be valuable.
Human Population Growth
The human population exhibits
exponential growth.

As more people move around, more
natural resourced are needed.

Eventually, the resources may
become depleted and pollution level
may rise.
biodiversity
Deforestation, point-source, non-
point sources
Your Community
Draw a picture of what your
commmunity might look like in the
year 2020 if pollution and habitat
destruction continue at a rapid rate.

Draw a picture on the other side
showing what it looks like if the
environmental problems are
prevented
Prevention of Environmental
Problems
REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE

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