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1. Feeding a Growing Population

After reading Chapter 6 and 7 as well as the weekly content videos, you are well informed on the environmental issues of agricultural and feeding the population. Pretend that have been asked to answer several interview questions for an upcoming magazine article on food security. Answer each of following questions from what you learned and bringing in examples from the course materials. Cite any references that you use. Include a reference section for the magazine to include.

• How are industrial, subsistence and sustainable farming different?

• Why are there people without food while there is an abundance of food and much of it goes to waste?

• What are some proposed ways that we can plan to feed a growing population?

• Why are GMO and transgenic organisms both a solution and a concern for the environment?

• What are some environmental concerns about farming and livestock as related to the environment?

• Conclude your interview with any additional relevant information you wish to share on the topic.

2. Forests and Oceans

Design a three-part, two-sided brochure to share with the general public about the importance of forests and oceans. This should be an original work consisting of:

1. An overall theme

2. Pictures

3. Text

4. One side about forests

a. Why are forests important?

b. Describe three actions which contribute to deforestation.

c. Describe three ways in which you could diminish the deforestation actions.

5. One side about oceans

a. Why are oceans important?

b. Describe three actions which contribute to ocean pollution.

c. Describe three ways in which you could diminish the polluting actions.