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Assignment: District Causes of Pollution Questions
Introduction to Concept Check Assignments:
As you you read in your first concept check assignment directions, there are no exams in this class. Instead, every two units you will have a concept check assignment. Each assignment will contain 4 essay questions. You are required to answer two of your choice. These questions can address any material covered in the module or in the required reading. These questions will require you to apply critical thinking skills and your knowledge of the subject matter in order to answer them completely and thoroughly. Some questions may only require anywhere from 5-8 sentences to fully answer, while some may require 2-3 paragraphs. The key here is to make sure you answer all parts of the question and discuss all possible details.
Create a document with your answers to the following questions:
A. What are the two major variables that regulate the primary productivity of an ecosystem? How does regional productivity vary in the tropical regions? Be sure to address both major variables and how they affect primary productivity in each of the three regions and how that primary productivity might change throughout the calendar year.
B. There are four major types of estuarine mixing. Choose 2 of these types and...
a. Describe what the halocline looks like.
b. Explain why the haloclines look the way that they do.
c. Provide a real life example (an actual estuary that has this type of mixing).
i. If you use any external references to determine this part of your answer, be sure to include an in-text citation and add it to your reference list.
C. Choose one source/type of pollution we discussed in class and answer the following questions:
a. Why is this type of pollution an issue?
b. How does this type of pollution effect the environment?
c. Are there any laws put in place to regulate this pollution?
d. Is there anything we have done to remediate this type of pollution?
e. What is thing you can do to help remediate issues related to this specific type of pollution?