1.1 Welcome to AICE EM @ SHS!

Hi!  

On this blog, you will find the information and resources that will be vital to your understanding of the AICE Environmental Management curriculum.   I may throw it up during class and use it as a lecture or discussion resource or I may have you all read it at home.  Well, I wouldn't really say "read" it, more likely "interact" with.  Unlike a traditional presentation, this blog really gives us the ability to use all of the great resources on the internet, like videos:

graphics

websites

US Environmental Protection Agency

and more.  

Whatever is on here will be relevant to the topic we're studying and you WILL be held accountable for knowing it...you never know when I may just throw a quiz at you!

Have fun with this class...it's not easy, but the information is very important to better your understanding of how the world works and how we can make it better.

~Mr. Harshman

AICE Exam Case Study Links

Here are case studies to review referenced by the AICE syllabus.  Yes, I will be using Wikipedia in most cases, since you will not need to reference an article and the information will be quicker to learn that way.  If there are many listed, you can just pick 2, just make one is from a MEDC and one is from a LEDC for contrast.

Lithosphere

Earthquakes - Mexico City (1985), Armenia (1988), Loma Prieta (1989), Colombia (1999), Sumatra (2009), Haiti (2010)

Volcanoes - Ruapehu (1965, 1975, 1995), Mt. Unzen (1991), Pinatubo (1999), Montserrat (1995), Etna (2001), Grimsvotn Jokulhlaup (1996)

Mass Movements - Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Sarno, Himalayan Foothills, Sumatra

Soil Deterioration/Erosion - Southern England, Himalayan Foothills, USA Dustbowl

Soil Profiles - Temperate podzols & brown earths, tropical laterites, rainforest soils

Energy Resource Use/Policies - MEDC - Germany, France LEDC - India

Urban Sprawl - Sao Paulo, India, London, Tokyo, Paris, Buenos Aires, Lagos


Atmosphere

Hurricanes - Katrina, Irma, Maria, Michael

Drought - California, Ethiopia, Sudan, Australia, Pakistan

Air Pollution Problems/Remedies - UK, Athens, Beijing, Los Angeles

International Meetings/Agreements - Kyoto, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro


Hydrosphere

Aquifers - Australian Basin, Floridian Aquifer, Ogalalla Aquifer

Diminishing Water Supplies - Aral Sea, Australian Artesian Basin, Mexico City, Middle East, London Basin

Water Storage & Use - Colorado River, Three Gorges Dam, Nigeria, Ghana, Desalination in the Persian Gulf

Water Pollution - Rhine, Ganges, Mediterranean Sea, BP Oil Spill, Exxon Valdez


Biosphere

Biomes/Ecosystem Structure - Amazon Rainforest, Arctic Tundra, India Monsoon Rainforest, Sahara Desert, US Deciduous Forests, African Tropical Savanna

Disruption/Destruction of Ecosystems - Amazon Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, Galapagos Islands

Conservation of Biodiversity - Yellowstone National Park, Everglades National Park, Costa Rica, WWF, International Protocols - Rio de Janeiro, Montreal, Kyoto, Bali

Population Growth - Mauritius (go to demographic profile section), India, UK, China, Canada, Australia, Green Revolution