Environmental Science and Human Population Worksheet.

Question

Response

Is the current growth rate of the human population sustainable? Explain, using the concept of carrying capacity.

Using an internet search, provide a timeline of important events in the modern environmental movement since 1960.

Perform an internet search using one of these topics: car, electronics, water bottles, plastic grocery bags, food choice, home size, commuting and incorporate the “environmental impact” they may elicit.

Read one of the articles you find and explain:

• The environmental impacts of that item or activity.
• How you as an individual can reduce your impact on the environment as it relates to this item or activity.

Explain the relationship between three aspects of science: hypothesis, research/experimentation, and theory.