Environmental Issues

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Environmental Issues

• What is the Environment?
• Climate, Vegetation, Wildlife, Weather,
  Resources.all play a part in where and how we
  live.

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Environmental Issues

• Where we live
• Urban In the City
• Rural In the Country
• Anywhere Else?????

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Environmental Issues

• How we live
• What do we need to survive?
• Resources
• How do we get these things?
• Harvesting natural resources
• How does obtaining the things we need affect the
  environment???????

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Environmental Issues

• Environmental Degradation The (over)use and
  abuse of our environment and its resources.
• Overfishing
• Deforestation
• Overproduction
• Pollution
• Water shortages

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Environmental Issues

• Environmental Degradation What causes it?
• People Population growth creates more demand
  for resources
• Unsustainable use Using too much!!! Not
  recycling, reusing and/or replacing

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Environmental Issues

• What are the solutions???
• Recycle
• Reuse
• Replace
• Sustainable Use!!!!!!