Assignment 1: Discussion—Biomes, Development, Pollution, and You
Each part of the United States has at least one ecological crisis based on location, biome, and industrialization pattern. For example, the Midwest was once a prairie with very fertile soil. However, when people realized that with the right watering and drainage system this area could become productive farmland, there arose ecological problems. The conversion of the prairie to farmland is the root cause of many ecological problems in this region.
Regardless of what biome you consider, humans have likely had an impact on the ecology of that area.
For this assignment, identify the biome in which you live. The following are a few examples of biomes: * Temperate forests: The temperate forests have variable temperatures, high moisture levels, and higher species diversity. * Taigas: These biomes have colder average temperatures, lower moisture levels, and lower species diversity.
Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following: * Explain how humans have impacted the biome in which you live. List the types of environmental damage that have been caused and the species that have been impacted. * I live in Georgia, in the deciduous forest area. Human have impacted this biome as people continue to cut down the trees. We rely on trees since they provide oxygen for all living species. * Describe the major pollution issues for your biome, and elaborate on the sources of this pollution. * There are some natural pollution, “Naturally occurring air pollution is caused by natural events occurring in the life of the planet and of the local biosystem: volcanic eruptions, smoke from forest fires and carbon dioxide and methane diffusing from lake beds (and from a variety of wildlife).” (Kaplan, 2014). Forest