Land+and+Water+Use


 * Land and Water Use (10–15%)**

** A.Agriculture **
[|Virtual Garden_lab: Do 6 level 2 trials recording the variables and results for peas and tomatoes] media type="custom" key="24599948" world soil maps The accountant: amazing short film

**1.Feeding a growing population National geographic on feeding 9 billion** (Human nutritional requirements; types of agriculture; Green Revolution; genetic engineering and crop production; deforestation; irrigation; sustainable agriculture) Chp 10future of food

GM Foods: Harmful or Helpful? , Deborah Whitman, 2000 NPR - [|On Point GMO's, soils, and pesticide use Nov 2, 2016]

2.Controlling pests (Types of pesticides; costs and benefits of pesticide use; integrated pest management; relevant laws) [|pesticides and children] pests tutorial INvasive species: [|NM Phragmites presentation] May 2015

** B.Forestry **
(Tree plantations; old growth forests; forest fires; forest management; national forests)

pgs 34-35,89-94:[|united nations on forest peoples]



C.Rangelands
(Overgrazing; deforestation; desertification; rangeland management; federal rangelands) The role of livestock in climate change

D.Other Land Use
1.Urban land development (Planned development; suburban sprawl; urbanization) planning the 'new' New York Masdar:green city in U.A.E. 8 TED talks for healthy cities Greening the Ghetto 2.Transportation infrastructure (Federal highway system; canals and channels; roadless areas; ecosystem impacts) 3.Public and federal lands (Management; wilderness areas; national parks; wildlife refuges; forests; wetlands) 4.Land conservation options (Preservation; remediation; mitigation; restoration) **Chapter 6 resources** [|Environmental Law] video 5.Sustainable land-use strategies

E.Mining
(Mineral formation; extraction; global reserves; relevant laws and treaties)

F.Fishing
(Fishing techniques; overfishing; aquaculture; relevant laws and treaties) Google earth underwater Papahānaumokuākea (marine national monument) 

@http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/salmon-farming-problems/environmental-impacts/ @http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/swordfish/species_pages/north_atlantic_swordfish.htm

G.Global Economics
(Globalization; World Bank; Tragedy of the Commons; relevant laws and treaties) @https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/using-genetic-evidence-identify-ivory-poaching-hotspots media type="youtube" key="EnD-DiDRIJA?version=3" height="349" width="560"