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Human Impact

This image shows the effects of human population on the environment by mapping the human footprint. As Earth's population rises, the impact of human activities becomes increasingly visible.  "Most environmentalists agree that many of Earth's environmental problems such as climate change, species loss, and resource degradation are exacerbated by population growth" ("The Effects of Population").

Image from: "The Effects of Population on the Environment. The “human footprint” shows the ecological impact of..." Human Geography: People and the Environment, edited by K. Lee Lerner, et al., vol. 1, Gale, 2013. Gale In Context: Global Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC2062387053/GIC?u=krgsis&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=51736707. Accessed 18 Nov. 2022.

Research Databases

Login information for each database can be found on your teacher's class resources page, or you can contact the secondary librarian.

Human Impact on the Environment Inquiry

Inquiry Question:

How is technology being used to repair the damage humans have done to the environment?

Image from: "Slash-and-Burn Agricultural Method Contributes to Destruction of Amazon Rainforest." Tribune Content Agency Photos, 2021. Gale In Context: Global Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/ENSOMI779993247/GIC?u=krgsis&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=e6bab0f1. Accessed 18 Nov. 2022.

Websites & Multimedia Research Resources

Assessment - Criterion D

  • Explain the ways in which science is applied and used to address the selected environmental issue.
  • Discuss AND Evaluate the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue interacting with a factor (economic, moral, ethical, environmental, political).
  • Apply scientific language consistently to communicate understanding clearly and precisely.
  • Document sources completely in MLA format both in text and bibliography.

 

Create a presentation on what you learned through your investigation of human/environmental interactions with the objectives of:

1) informing people of different ways to repair the damage we have done, and

2) how science is being used to solve the problem.

Library Books for Research

  

Electronic Books

Giving Credit to Research Sources

 

An excellent tool for creating MLA style citations for your resources/works cited list!  NoodleTools can also be use for taking notes, organizing your ideas, and much more!

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In Text Citations

Source with a known author

Works Cited reference citation:  
Jarus, Owen. "20 of the Worst Epidemics and Pandemics in History." LiveScience, www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.

In text citation:
Between 1346 and 1353, it is estimated that the Black Death wiped out half of Europe’s population (Jarus).

Source without a known author

Works Cited reference citation: 
"Pandemic." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2020. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/pandemic/632229#344669.toc. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.

In text citation:
A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads among many people over a wide geographical area ("Pandemic").

Reference List

A list of all primary and secondary research sources used

  • In MLA8 format, sources should be alphabetical by the last name of the author (or title if there is no author)

Reference Citations Format by Type of Source

Basic formatting for various reference citations:

  • Book
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
     
  • Database Article
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. (volume number), no. (issue number), Date published. Title of Database, url. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020). 
     
  • Digital Image
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Image.” Title of Website, Publisher of Site (only if this is different than the name of the website), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020). 
     
  • Online Video
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Video.” Title of Website, uploaded by (user name), upload date (Ex. 3 July 2012), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020).
     
  • Website
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Page.” Title of Website, Publisher of Site (only if this is different than the name of the website), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020).