Distinguish between instrumental and intrinsic value.
Understand the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act.
Distinguish between endangered and threatened species.
Know reasons for loss of biodiversity; Define keystone species.
Know function of CITES and Biodiversity Treaty.
Know the ecosystems being lost and the 7 services they perform; Compare conservation and preservation; understand maximum sustainable yield; Understand the A Tragedy of the Commons;
Define GNP and know its major limitation; Know what the IWC is and what it tries to do; Distinguish between Wilderness, National Parks and National Forests; Know how a Land Trust works; Define easement;
Understand the history of energy use; Know 3 main fossil fuels and their uses today; Understand what electricity is, who discovered it and what its disadvantages are; Define primary and secondary energy sources; Understand how oil production changes over time;
Know what OPEC is; Understand the events leading to and following the oil crisis and Persian Gulf War; Know 3 options for the future and pro=s/cons of each;
Understand the history of nuclear energy; Know the difference in fission and fusion; Understand how nuclear power plants work and know their 3 main components; Define enrichment and half-life; Know health effects of radiation exposure; Know the pros and cons of nuclear power (vs. coal); Understand what happened in Chernobyl and Three Mile Island; Understand why utilities are turning away from nuclear power; Know the pro=s/cons of fusion;
Understand what solar energy is and how it can be used;
Understand the pros and cons of solar power; understand how photovoltaic cells and solar trough collectors work;
Know pros/cons for hydrogen fuel, hydropower, wind power, biomass conversion, geothermal and tidal energy;
Extra Credit Essay Question: Discuss nuclear power:
A) Explain how nuclear fission works.
B) What type of energy do nuclear power plants eventually produce and how do they do it (name the 3 main parts of the reactor and the function of each)? Explain what type of energy is produced.
C) What are the advantages to nuclear power?
D) What are the disadvantages?
E) What is your opinion on nuclear power and why?