Category: Environmental Science

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This module’s webtext focused on researching your issue in the natural sciences and evaluating different sources. explain what the biggest challenge you faced was when trying to find sources? What challenges did you encounter in trying to analyze a scientific source? How did you overcome them? Use specific examples in your post.
issue :How does industrialization contributes deforestation leasing to climate change?
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I need help writing a Critical Review and summarize the critical review for a brief Oral Presentation

We have been working to investigate weather and climate at a location you chose from around the world. The purpose of this paper is to look at the most recent full year of weather data (2023) in the your city and compare it with the 30 year climatic average to see if there are any discernible changes in atmospheric parameters or patterns between the two time-series (2023 and climate average). In order to evaluate these data and put them in context you need to describe the conditions that affect weather and climate in your city/region (such as geography, latitude, elevation, proximity to mountains, proximity to water (this is your location primer)). We are specifically looking at temperature and precipitation data. You have completed the following, and should include this graph: Found the maximum, minimum and average temperature (degrees C) and total precipitation (mm) for each day/month of 2023 at this location and plotted the results on one graph.
You added the climatic average of temperature and precipitation daily/monthly over the course of a year at this site. Make sure you define what period of time this climatological data covers (given from your data source).
Your paper will bring all of this quarter’s work together in a single summary. You will follow the format below. Make sure to carefully document your paper as to what reference your information is taken from. Use the author date type scientific reference format (see website for citation format – modified CSELinks to an external site.). The text of your paper should NOT EXCEED 4 pages in length (double-spaced). (This does not include your tables, figures, and references.) The style should be clear, organized and well structured so that the reader can follow your logic. Please check your spelling and grammar.
If you think about it, you have essentially done all of this work. It is now time to pull it all together. Be sure to include:
city location;
link to placemark on map;
primer for city;
graph with 2023 and climate data;
explanation of 2023;temperature pattern;
relationship to precipitation;
how information from primer influences these patterns;
explanation of climate average to 2023 temperature and precipitation
Scientific Paper Format
Title page with
TITLE, AUTHOR, DATE SUBMITTED
Content pages with
ABSTRACT – short single-spaced summary at the head of the paper. This is designed so that readers can quickly determine if they are interested in the topic and should read further. Limited to 250 words
INTRODUCTION – What is this paper about? Give the reader a game plan for what will be covered where in your paper. This particular paper should include a description of the site, including physical conditions/geography that may affect the weather/climate and set the stage for observed weather/climate changes or air pollution issues at this location. What previous studies on weather and climate have been done in this area that would provide context for your study? The INTRODUCTION should include your city location, placemark; primer
METHODS – A brief description of the methods (how, where, etc…) you used to collect your data. RESULTS – An analysis of the data you collected.
The RESULTS should include graph with 2023 and climate data;explanation of 2023 (temperature pattern; relationship to precipitation; how information from primer influences these patterns);
DISCUSSION – Discuss how the physical setting and configuration of this city location determines the weather and climate in this area. Discuss how 2023 meteorological conditions are similar or different from climatological conditions at this location. The DISCUSSION should include explanation of climate average to 2023 temperature and precipitation
CONCLUSION – Summarize the main results, outcomes and points of your paper.
Reference page with
LITERATURE CITED – only cite those papers mentioned in the text of your paper. A minimum of 5 references from peer-reviewed scientific journals, government reports, books or reputable meteorological data websites should be used to provide evidence and support for your discussion. Additional references, including reputable webpage sources, may be used as supplemental supporting evidence. Use the Modified CSE scientific citation formatLinks to an external site. when citing outside references in the text and putting together a bibliography.

Using the sources included:
Explain why biodiversity, climate change and agroecology are all issues of environmental justice. Please limit your discussion of environmental justice to these 3 dimensions: procedual, distributive and/or recognitional. Be sure to demonstrate understanding of at least two of these dimensions in your answer. (3 para, one per issue)
Procedural: how decisions are made and who makes them.
Distribution: how the harms and benefits are allocated among individuals and groups.
Recognitional: The respect from difference and avoidance of domination. Recognition is intended to provide individuals affected a voice in political discourse, regardless of race, gender, or social advantage.
Explain US Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Act (CITIES) addressing the loss of biodiversity. What are the policies, how do they operate to address the issue? (2 para, one per policy)
Do the international and domestic policies address the environmental justice of biodiversity loss? If so, which of the 3 dimensions identified above are addressed? If not, should they? Why or why not? (2 para, one per policy)
Include both in-text citations and a reference list (APA Format) at the end of the paper. The reference list does not count towards the page limit. (12 point font, 1 inch margin)

This assignment has two parts, word document and an excel spreadsheet.
Word document
Homework #5: The Carbon Cycle
Due Date
Sunday, March 17th by 10:59pm PT
Part 1: Overview of the Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle is a complex system with interactions between the different components of the Earth System. In this homework, you will learn how carbon is moved between the different reservoirs naturally, and how human activities are changing the cycle.
Volcanic eruptions (0.6 GT/year)
Dissolution of atmospheric carbon in surface ocean (90 GT/year
Photosynthesis on land (110 GT/year)
Release of carbon from surface ocean to atmosphere (90 GT/year)
Leaf fall to soil (60 GT/year)
Uptake of carbon from surface ocean by ocean life (10 GT/year)
Respiration from life on land (i.e., plants, 50 GT/year)
Downwelling (mixing) from surface to deep ocean (96.2 GT/year)
Respiration from soil (59.4 GT/year)
Upwelling (mixing) from deep ocean to surface ocean (105.6 GT/year)
Runoff of soil to surface ocean (0.6 GT/year)
Dead ocean life sinking to deep ocean (10 GT/year)
Deposition of sediment from deep ocean to rock (0.6 GT/year)
1.The diagram above shows the reservoirs of the carbon cycle with the mass of carbon in Gigatons. Using PowerPoint or the “Draw” feature in Microsoft Word, draw labelled arrows between the relevant reservoirs to represent the sinks and sources listed in the table above. Save your PowerPoint slide as an image (watch the tutorial video if you need help) and insert the image in the space below. (13 points)
2. [Insert your completed carbon cycle diagram here. ]
3.Ignoring the solid Earth, which of the reservoirs has the longest residence time and which has the shortest residence time? What are the residence times of carbon in each of these? (4 pts)
Longest
Reservoir:
Residence time:
Shortest
Reservoir:
Residence time:
4.Your diagram currently represents how the carbon cycle operated before humans started affecting the atmosphere. Is the carbon cycle at a steady state today (as in the year 2024)? How do you know? (2 pts)
5.What extra arrows would you need to draw on the diagram to represent human activities that affect the carbon cycle? Where would they flow from and to? Describe at least two. (2 pts)
6.What effect do you think these additional fluxes will have on the size of the different carbon reservoirs? (2 pts)
Part 2. Interactive Carbon Cycle Simulation for “Business as Usual”
In this step, you will use an online carbon cycle simulation to observe how human activities are impacting the flux of carbon through the Earth System. You will need to “ESS15_W24_HW5_CarbonCycle.xlsx” file and this link for the website.
1.For the first simulation, you will use the lesson Carbon Cycle and keep the parameters of fossil fuel use and net deforestation at their pre-set values of 2%/yr and 1 GT/yr, respectively.
This simulation will show you what the future carbon cycle will look like if we continue the “business as usual” pathway of using fossil fuels and deforestation at our current global rates.
Familiarize yourself with the carbon system diagram on the right. The main reservoirs of carbon are labeled, and their initial sizes are shown. For example, in year 2010, the size of the terrestrial plants carbon reservoir is 700 GT and the size of the atmosphere is 720 GT. As you progress through each decade of the simulation, these values will change, and we will keep track of this information in our spreadsheet.
Begin the simulation by clicking the green “run decade” button.
At each decade interval, fill in the corresponding data table in the Excel spreadsheet. Complete the simulation through the year 2120. (5 pts)
*Hint: the sizes of the soil, ocean surface, and deep ocean reservoirs do not change, but rather show the +XX GT change. In your table, start with their initial values for 2010, and then add formulas for the following decades. For example, with the surface ocean you can do: = 1000+XX, or deep ocean: =38000 + YY where XX and YY are the respective increases in those reservoirs per decade of the simulation. This way the math is done for you automatically on your Excel table.
2.Using the collected data, make a plot of the different reservoir sizes in GT (atmosphere, surface ocean, deep ocean, soil, and plants) from 2010 to 2120. Put the deep ocean on a secondary y-axis (watch this video for help). Insert your figure below. Be sure to include appropriate axes labels and units, a legend, and a title. (5 pts)
3.Calculate the rate of change in the size of each of the reservoirs from 2010 to 2120.
where t is the current time step (ex: year 2030) and t-1 is the previous time step (ex: year 2020). The atmosphere’s rate of change is started for you.
Make a figure for the rate of change for each reservoir and insert your figure below. Be sure to include appropriate axes labels and units, a legend, and a title. (15 pts)
4.What do you observe in the rate of changes in the different carbon reservoirs over time? Are they all the same? Or do some change more/less than others? In at least one paragraph, discuss your observations. (5 pts)
5.Calculate the amount the carbon emissions (in percent) that end up in each reservoir for each decade. This can be done by first determining the change in the reservoir’s sizes after each decade. Then divide these values by the total emissions of carbon at the time step (column G, “Smokestack”). For example, if the atmosphere changed by 10 GT and the total emissions were 100 GT, the percent of the total emissions that ended up in the atmosphere at that time step would be 10%. Remember that Excel acts as a calculator, so you can type formulas in a cell and drag!
Make a graph of the results and insert your figure here. Be sure to include the appropriate axes labels and units, a legend, and a title. (15 pts)
6.What do you observe about where carbon ends up in the Earth System through time in this scenario? Do all the reservoirs “accept” the same amount of carbon or are some different? Is the amount of carbon ending up in each reservoir the same at every time step or does it change? In at least one paragraph, discuss your results. (5 pts)
Part 3. Interactive Carbon Cycle Simulation for a “Drawdown” Scenario
1.For the second simulation, you will change the lesson to “Curb Emissions” and reduce the parameters of fossil fuel use and net deforestation at to -4%/yr and -4 GT/yr, respectively.
Press “RESET” to set these parameters. This simulation will show you what the future carbon cycle will look like if make drastic cuts to our carbon emissions by stopping fossil fuel use and deforestation. Begin the simulation by clicking “run decade”. At each decade interval, fill in the corresponding data table in the Excel spreadsheet. Complete the simulation through year 2100.
Using the collected data, make a plot of the different reservoir sizes from 2010 to 2100. Insert your figure below. Be sure to include appropriate axes labels and units, a legend, and a title. Put the deep ocean on the secondary y-axis (10 pts)
2.Compare and contrast the differences in the carbon reservoirs with this curb emissions scenario and the “business-as-usual” scenario. (5 pts)
3.Continue running the curb emission scenario out into the far future (2500). You do not need to record the data. While you do this, pay attention to the different reservoir sizes and to the atmospheric CO2 concentration. Describe what happens to carbon in the Earth System in the future. Where does the carbon that had been emitted to the atmosphere prior to 2010 end up? Is this a slow or fast process? (5 pts)
4.From what you have witnessed in this “curb emissions” scenario, explain the concept of “climate inertia”. Use the internet if you need to and cite your sources (links are acceptable). (5 pts)
5.With the concept of “climate inertia” in mind, why is it important that we begin curbing carbon emissions as soon as possible? (2 pts)
6.In one paragraph, summarize what you learned from this homework activity. (2 pts)

Chapter 1
1)Describe 4 out of the 6 ways the term culture is used in everyday language (Kroeber & Kluckholn, 1952; Berry, Poortinga, Segal, & Dasen, 1992). Give the definition and specific examples for each.
2)Describe the 5 levels of the Biopsychosocial model and how behavior is explained at each of these levels.
3)Define Multicultural Psychology and explain how it differs from traditional psychology.
Chapter 3
4)Discuss how different groups vary according to the Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck value orientation model where time focus, human activity, social relations, and people/nature relationship are presented.
5)Discuss the Sue worldview model of locus of control and locus of responsibility.
6)Discuss how different worldviews can lead people to markedly different conclusions about things such as poverty
7) describe the worldview of the following groups: a) Ethnic minorities b)women
c)Lesbian,Gay, and bisexual individuals
Chapter 4
8)Discuss some common conversational rule violations. What rules do these violate?
9)Discuss the differences among proxemics, kinesics, and paralanguage.
10)What kinds of conversational rules are in effect when many African Americans converse with White Americans?
Chapter 5
11)Compare and contrast the experiences of immigrants and refugees. Describe at least
three specific similarities and/or differences.
12)Describe the four statuses of Berry’s Model of Acculturation.
13)Using Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) model, describe possible stressors that immigrants and
refugees might experience at each of the levels.
Chapter 6
14)How do aspects of attribution theory relate to issues of racism?
15)What is stereotype threat? How might stereotype threat be applicable to you?
16)How might the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina be understood within Ridley’s overt and covert racism model?
17)Discuss White privilege. Apply concepts of White privilege to any other kind of privilege that those in power enjoy.
Chapter 7
18)Apply one of the identity developments to your own experiences. Be sure to
describe each stage and provide example(s) of each stage from your personal
experience.
19)Explain the Tripartite Tripartite Model of Personal Identity and include each circle that makes up this model.
(5th) Multicultural Psychology: Understanding Our Diverse

EVS 206: international trade: Use the ‘data’ tool from the website below to answer the following questions.
https://resourcetrade.earth/
1.TRUE or FALSE: The total value of international trade of natural resources more than doubled from 2000 to 2020. What commodity accounted for the largest fraction of international trade of natural resources in 2020?
agricultural products
forestry products
fossil fuels
metals and minerals

my last name begin W
For this discussion thread, we are going to simulate a virtual town hall.
The Scenario: The city council has approved a plan to build a nuclear power plant in your city. A small group of residents are against the plan. They are going to meet with city council members to discuss their concerns.
For the purposes of this discussion thread, you will play the part of either a city council member or a member of the public.
If your last name begins with A-M: You are a resident against the nuclear power plant. Prepare a brief statement that you will share with the city council outlining your primary reason for opposing the plan. (Be sure to view the thread first and be sure to share original content). Link to sources that support your statement. If your last name begins with N-Z: You are a city council member who supports the nuclear power plant. Prepare a brief statement in support of the development of a nuclear power plant. Be specific and link to sources that support your statement. For full credit, create a second post in response to an opposing view. In a debate or discussion, people often argue from different points of view. If an argument is very convincing to you, you can let the other person know that you agree with their point or that you accept that their point is true.

The idea of sending people to Mars in hopes of colonizing the planet has long been out of the realm of possibilities but big thinkers like Elon Musk are determined to keep trying.
Why is Mars considered so inhospitable?
What would be needed to ensure humans could survive on Mars? In particular, where would we get our food, our oxygen, our water and our energy?
If you were tasked with sending people to Mars, give a time-line of how they would get there, what would they bring, how long would they stay and what advice you would give anyone who wanted to go?

To clarify these are 1a and 1b: Environmental setting: general climate, natural vegetation, geology / topography,
anything else you find relevant to your population description
b. Population demographics and economy:
i. DTM stage
ii. Population pyramid and statement of expanding vs stable vs declining
iii. Key sociodemographics affecting population, e.g., TFR, education rates, birth
control, … Part A you find relevant
iv. economic landscape – e.g., workforce distribution in various economic sectors.
Ive attached the documents you need and make sure to follow the rubric and dont forget to add hyperlinks aswell