Conservation
1. Email yourself the article. ✔️
2. Copy and paste the MLA citation.
"Conservation." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 8 Feb. 2016. . BEFORE READING THIS ARTICLE PLEASE EXPAND THE TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FIND ALL THE SECTIONS
3. Read the Introduction:
a. What is a major goal of conservation?
The main goal of conservation is to preserve the natural heritage for future generations and to preserve the natural beauty of a community.
b. Give a list of renewable and nonrenewable resources. i. Renewable forests grasslands wildlife soil ii. Nonrenewable coal petroleum natural gas iron aluminum (bauxite) copper 4. Read Introduced Exotic and Invasive Species …show more content…
Please give a thoughtfully written answer. Each answer should be a short paragraph.
a. When Europeans came to the Americas what natural resources did they find?
When Europeans came to America, the natural resources they found were rich soil, forests, fresh lakes and streams. The forests not only have trees, but they also housed an abundant variety of wild animals. The lakes and streams were not polluted with silt and chemical wastes. They also held a wealth of fish for food to serve as food. Another animal used for food was the bison that lived in the natural grasslands.
b. What was the negative impact of what seemed like unlimited resources available to Americans, and do you think that was an issue for people in the Caribbean too?
A negative impact of what seemed like unlimited resources available to Americans was that everyone thought that they could use it all, and it would never run out. That was not true, of course. Settlers cut down millions of acres of the Eastern forests, plowed up the native grasslands to plant corn (maize) and wheat, and their growing cities dumped sewage and waste materials from factories and homes into the lakes and
1. Email yourself the article. ✔️
2. Copy and paste the MLA citation.
"Conservation." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 8 Feb. 2016. . BEFORE READING THIS ARTICLE PLEASE EXPAND THE TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FIND ALL THE SECTIONS
3. Read the Introduction:
a. What is a major goal of conservation?
The main goal of conservation is to preserve the natural heritage for future generations and to preserve the natural beauty of a community.
b. Give a list of renewable and nonrenewable resources. i. Renewable forests grasslands wildlife soil ii. Nonrenewable coal petroleum natural gas iron aluminum (bauxite) copper 4. Read Introduced Exotic and Invasive Species …show more content…
Please give a thoughtfully written answer. Each answer should be a short paragraph.
a. When Europeans came to the Americas what natural resources did they find?
When Europeans came to America, the natural resources they found were rich soil, forests, fresh lakes and streams. The forests not only have trees, but they also housed an abundant variety of wild animals. The lakes and streams were not polluted with silt and chemical wastes. They also held a wealth of fish for food to serve as food. Another animal used for food was the bison that lived in the natural grasslands.
b. What was the negative impact of what seemed like unlimited resources available to Americans, and do you think that was an issue for people in the Caribbean too?
A negative impact of what seemed like unlimited resources available to Americans was that everyone thought that they could use it all, and it would never run out. That was not true, of course. Settlers cut down millions of acres of the Eastern forests, plowed up the native grasslands to plant corn (maize) and wheat, and their growing cities dumped sewage and waste materials from factories and homes into the lakes and