1. Using Resources Table of Contents Introduction to Environmental Issues
Introduction to Natural Resources
Forests and Fisheries
Conserving Land and Soil
Waste Disposal and Recycling

2. Introduction to Environmental Issues
Arguing Over Antarctica
Some people want to leave Antarctica wild. Others want it developed.

3. Introduction to Environmental Issues
Relate Cause and Effect
What are some causes of pollution? What are some effects?

4. Introduction to Environmental Issues
Weighing Costs and Benefits
Once you have identified the potential costs and benefits of a decision, you must analyze them.

5. Introduction to Natural Resources
Based on the number of trees being harvested and planted, are trees a renewable resource?

6. Introduction to Natural Resources
Categorizing Resources
Resources are grouped into three main categories: inexhaustible, renewable, and nonrenewable. Can you offer some examples?

7. Introduction to Natural Resources
Ecological Footprint
The amount of land and water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and absorb waste produced
is called an ecological footprint.

8. Introduction to Natural Resources
Ecological Footprint Chart
Ecological footprints vary among individuals and among nations, depending on how people live. The chart gives the average ecological footprints, measured in global hectares, for the people of several countries.

9. Forests and Fisheries Tree Harvest
Which is the original forest, which is the clear-cut forest, and which is the selectively cut forest?

10. Forests and Fisheries Aquaculture
Explain the costs and the benefits of aquaculture.

11. Conserving Land and Soil
Desertification
Desertification affects many areas around the world.

12. Conserving Land and Soil
Land Reclamation
These pictures show land before and after it was mined.

13. Waste Disposal and Recycling
The graph represents the methods of municipal waste disposal in the United States in How would you use the data in the table and the key to fill in the graph?

14. Waste Disposal and Recycling
Sanitary Landfill Design
Sanitary landfills are designed to protect the surrounding area. Match the words in the Word Bank to the correct label box.

15. Waste Disposal and Recycling
Compare and Contrast
What are the pros and cons for each of the three
solid waste disposal methods?

16. Waste Disposal and Recycling
Major Categories of Recycling