Natural environment

person's personality is due to their DNA. The meaning of nurture is that one’s likelihood of addiction, development and personality are molded because of the environment they live in. The debate of nature vs nurture is trying to understand how a person becomes who they are. Is a person's, personality genetic or is it a product of our environment? Personality is the part of a person that comes out when nobody's…

I chose the Chaco Side-Neck Turtle as my subject because I saw a television segment on rare and endangered turtles. I recently just learned that these turtles are not pronounced endangered, yet. The status of these turtles is “vulnerable”. I, of course wanted to learn more about this turtle so I started doing some research. The Chaco side-Neck Tuttle species name is an “Acanthochelys Pallidipectoris”. This Tuttle is a small to medium freshwater turtle that can be located in northern Argentina,…

Chemical contamination refers to the contamination of the environment with chemical substances, there are many chemical contaminants, and some of them are volatile found in our environment. Benzene is one of them, it evaporates rapidly, it smells sweet, flammable, colorless liquid, it presents in gasoline, crude oil, and cigarette smoke. Benzene is one of the chemical contaminant which used in manufacturing many products like plastics, synthetic fibers and resin. Also, it is used to solve waxes,…

The Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation (LDF) was founded in 1998. The mission of the Dicaprio Foundation is to “protect the world’s last wild places ”. They do so through six avenues: Wildland Conservation, Oceans Conservation, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, Transforming California, and Innovative Solutions. Through fundraising, LDF has successfully been able to make grants and support other projects with their same mission in mind worldwide. Through Leonardo’s personal social media, his…

America (or should I say...Turtle Island), pre 1492, was a very different time in history. It was a time of gratefulness for mother earth and all that she provided. The air was clean, the water was pristine, and the land and animals were respected by the country’s inhabitants. There was a mutual understanding of this respect for mother earth and the Natives were well known for this philosophy of life. Things took quite a turn for the worse once Christopher Columbus sailed to America in 1492…

habitat. The professor's response to this criticism is that the population of wildlife eventually recovered. The species of animals repopulated the areas, and, more significantly, even new forms zoological life were able to proliferate in the new environment. This was the result of the availability of new types of vegetation, especially smaller plants, which provided improved habitat and food source for smaller animals like hares and rabbits. In this light, some food chains were actually…

through a problem that's affecting the country in several ways.The Census Bureau issued population estimates for half a century. China birth control policies are beneficial; We should implement the regulation in order to assist the lifespan of our natural resources, prevent further damage to our country and to the health of women. The proliferation in population has caused environmental catastrophes, various environmental issues arising from overcrowded societies.…

Also, the minerals and management services are trying to create a plan that helps the production of livestock as wells as not destroying the environment. The author claims that minerals extraction, timber production,water resources will focus on the preservation of wildlife. But conservationists are prohibiting this act because of this reason there has been oil spills that has created a danger to…

Mother nature seems to be an indestructible force. Perhaps that is why we continue to deplete her natural resources and pollute her air. Perhaps, as a race we have grown accustomed to modern luxuries which we deem more important than the ground beneath our feet. In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson asks, “Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?”…

Effects of a Toxic Ocean Earth has gone through various changes in climate over the span of its existence. These changes are natural and healthy for the environment. Recently, however, there has been a fluctuation in climate, not caused by the inner workings of the earth. Humans have created many different substances that provide many uses such as packaging and a lightweight, cheap building material. An example of this is plastic; it is a very useful tool, but it has its downfalls. Plastic…