Unit 5: Geosphere

With a growing population and greater demand for energy, evaluating land use and its management is critical. How can we survive with less space and greater needs?

• 3.3 What is the Geosphere? ring of fire documentary

• Google doc for volcano mapping

• 14.1-14.2 Rural vs Urban land

• Problems with Urbanization Google Doc

  • • Urban crisis

    • Interview of Richard Florida by Mike Gousha on Urban Crisis in Milwaukee

    • Google doc of Interview

      • Brookings Institute article on Urban Crisis

    • Ted Talk on Urban Planning

      • Density Done Right Reading Assignment Questions 11/20

Dust Bowl: Stinging Dust, Forgotten Lives

• • • 14.3 Land Management

    • Notes for 14.3 Land Management

    • Waste/Superfund research

    • Superfund timeline activity and link

    • e-waste recycling

    • EPA Superfund Site

    • National Parks Index Website

    • National Parks Web Search for extra credit

    • Tree ring activity 11/15/19

15.1 Feeding the World ppt

• 15.1 Note Sheet

  • US GMO graphs:

  • Part 1 Worksheet for GMO crops

  • https://www.statista.com/statistics/217108/level-of-genetically-modified-crops-in-the-us/

• https://grist.org/food/reducing-food-waste-takes-more-than-finishing-your-plate/

• 15.2 Soil

  • • • • (12 soil videos) Erosion lab

• • • • Erosion Online Simulation Data Table and Link

      • Wisconsin pesticide search and Doc

• • • Slideshare on Modern Farming Techniques

• Dirt movie

• Graphing the Dust Bowl activity

• Toxicity sheet

• Soil Testing Lab Data Sheet

• 15.3 Animals and agriculture

• Google Doc of Article with Maps if Link doesn't work for you.

• PBS Dairy Farms in WI

• • • Ethanol research

    • Homework: Part 2

    • Carnivore's Dilemma

      • link and assignment questions

    • Carnivore's Dilemma Reading Google Doc

      • Homework: Part 3 Homework half sheet for livestock map assignment

      • Maps showing where all the world's cattle, chickens, and pigs are:https://www.vox.com/2014/6/20/5825826/these-maps-show-where-all-the-worlds-cattle-chickens-and-pigs-live

      • http://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-america

    • Are GMO's Good or Bad?

    • Economics of GMO's

    • Let's talk about GMOs

• 16 Mining

  • Part 4 Mining mini-project: Mines in Wisconsin

Geosphere review questions

Geosphere review concepts sheet

Geosphere project

Geosphere Project Simays

Geosphere Rubric Simays

-New Agriculturist Website

-Food and Agriculture Organization Country Pasture profiles

-FAO Country Profiles General

-FAO Ecosystem Services

Surviving the Dust Bowl Video Part 1

Surviving the Dust Bowl Video Part 2

Group 3 11/14/19

Article #1 Mars Lakes and Salt

Article #2 Faint Foreshocks

Article #3 Mountains and biodiversity

Article #4 Induced Earthquakes

Article #5 Metoer Impact and Ice Age

Group 4

Agriculture articles:

Article #1 Photosynthesis and Food Scarcity

Article #2 Fungi and Plants work together

Article #3 Sustainable Palm Oil Production

Article #4 Diet Unaffordable for parts of the World

Article #5 Mining in Peru and Water Quality

Ms. Kennedy Evaluation Survey!

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