University:
High School
Course:
High School Biology
Academic year:

2019
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153

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2
Author:

Giselle A.

Name ____________________________________ Period ____ Human Impact Activity Directions: 1) Select a biome or ecosystem from the list provided by your teacher. 2) Research your biome and fill out the research chart below. Be sure to record the URL for any source you use. 3) Create an advertisement poster on the back of this paper educating the public (your class) about your biome and how human activities have affected your biome. Biome/Ecosystem Description Research Source Research Source Location Climate (avg. rainfall, temp., etc) Common plants species Common animal species Human Impact Habitat Destruction In what ways have humans altered, eliminated and/or destroyed specific habitats in your biome/ecosystem? Invasive Species What types of invasive species have humans introduced (purposefully or accidentally) to your biome/ecosystem? How have these invasive species harmed your biome/ecosystem? Pollution What types of pollution threatens the health of organisms in your biome/ecosystem? What types of human activities have created this pollution? Population (Human) How has the expanding human population moved into and utilized your biome/ecosystem and the surrounding areas? (Examples: built cities, roads, pipelines, mining, fishing, etc.) Climate Change How will climate change affect your biome/ecosystem specifically? Overexploitation In what ways have humans overexploited (over-hunted, overharvested, etc) the organisms in your biome/ecosystem? Are there any endangered species found in your biome/ecosystem? What is the main threat to this/these species? Biomes & Ecosystems List: Tundra – Rocky Mountain National Park (Alpine tundra) Tundra – High Sierra Tundra (Alpine tundra) Tundra/Taiga – Denali National Park Taiga/Boreal Forest – Yellowstone National Park Temperate Deciduous Forest – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Temperate Deciduous Forest – Yosemite National Park Temperate Rain Forest – Olympic National Park Temperate Grassland – Theodore Roosevelt National Park Temperate Grassland – Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Desert – Mojave National Preserve Desert – Sonoran Desert National Monument Tropical Rain Forest - El Yunque National Forest Coral Reef – Florida coral reefs Coral Reef – Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Estuary – San Francisco Estuary Estuary – Lower Columbia River Estuary Lake – Lake Tahoe Lake – Shasta Lake – Mono Lake River/Stream – Colorado River Parks River/Stream – The American River River/Stream – The Sacramento River River/Stream – The Mississippi River