Earth's Natural Hazards
A natural disaster is when a natural hazard....
impacts people / becomes an event that occurs.
List one renewable AND one non-renewable energy resource.
renewable: geothermal, solar, wind, hydro, etc.
non-renewable: oil, gasoline, nuclear, coal, natural gas
decrease
As the human population increase, the rate at which other species go extinct are...
increasing
How many gallons of water are required to produce 1lb of beef? (+/-3)
50 gallons
47 - 53 gallons
What is an action you could do DURING a TSUNAMI to keep yourself safe?
go to higher ground
Lack of natural resoruces.
List the letters that are CAUSES of deforestation:
A. decreasing biodiversity
B. disrupting water cycles
C. increasing soil erosion
D. farming agricultural products
E. adding space for new housing
F. creating space for raising cattle
G. harvesting trees for building homes
H. reducing greenhouse gas uptake
D, E, F, G
What are some impacts of humans using resources on Earth?
many answers.
Name any US state that is at HIGH risk for hurricane landfall?
Virginia - Texas (any state along the atlantic coast)
The following countries produce the following amount of the world's diamond supply in millions of carats:
Russia: 21.5
Canada: 12.0
Africa: 35.5
All others: 2.4
How much do Russia and Africa produce combined?
57 million carats per year
Why do humans tend to use non-renewable resources, such as oil and gasoline vs. renewable energy like solar, wind, and geothermal?
it is cheaper/easier
Which "human raised" organism is responsible for 15% of all greenhouse gasses emitted into the atmosphere?
cattle
What "Earth event" occurs to create a tsunami?
Be specific!
Underwater earthquakes
Why did the Onceler from the Lorax go out of business?
He ran out of resources to make thneeds
Why are trees/lumber considered renewable but coal is not?
CO2, SO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Ozone
What is happening to the...
- length of tornado season
- size of tornado alley
- and WHY?
- Increasing
-Increasing
-Warmer global temperatures
Why do humans needs to trade resources with one another? For example, why does Iran trade its oil and Japan trade fish?
The distribution of natural resources around Earth is not even.
For about how many more years can humans use oil as a resource before it is projected we run out ?
(+/- 5 years).
50 years (45 - 55 years)
Fill in the order of levels of extinction of animals:
Least Concern, Near Threatened, _____________, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild, and Extinct.
Vulnerable