Anthropocene: - The Age of Man - (Worksheet)
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- 1. Year 9 – Interconnections: Anthropocene – The Age of Man - A Ballas - PowerPoint Presentation: Anthropocene: The Age of Man: Worksheet Page 1 of 3 Interconnections Anthropocene: The Age of Man What is the etymology of the word ‘Anthropocene’? Who first ‘coined’ the word? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Cities are an obvious alteration MAN has made to the planet Earth; why won’t most stand the test of time? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What percentage of the Earth’s ice-free land is now devoted to Agriculture? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is a ‘microbe’? What is ‘alga’? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Why is RUNOFF dangerous for the planet Earth? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… From a ‘Geological Perspective’ what is the most significant impact/change MAN has made on the planet Earth? Why is this ‘dangerously significant’? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is the difference between a ‘Fossil Record’ and a ‘Geological Record’? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- 2. Year 9 – Interconnections: Anthropocene – The Age of Man - A Ballas - PowerPoint Presentation: Anthropocene: The Age of Man: Worksheet Page 2 of 3 What does a ‘Reef Gap reveal to scientists? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is the role of a paleoclimatologist in comparison to the role of a chronostratigraphist? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Look at image (2): Changing Seas - Rosignano Solvay, Italy - The chemical plant (in the background) discharges ‘mercury’. Research the effects of ‘Mercury’ on Man and his environment? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is a ‘Ship Sturgeon’? Research: The ‘Ship Sturgeon’ has been placed on the ‘Endangered List’. What is its importance to Man? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Analyse image (6): Industrial Farming: Almería Province, Spain Why are ‘Greenhouses’ important to food security? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Look at image (8): A Dammed World - Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, Nevada Name two positive points in establishing ‘Dams’. Name two negative points in establishing ‘Dams’. Positive Points for establishing Dams Negative Points in establishing Dams
- 3. Year 9 – Interconnections: Anthropocene – The Age of Man - A Ballas - PowerPoint Presentation: Anthropocene: The Age of Man: Worksheet Page 3 of 3 Look at image (9) Alien Invaders Akron, Alabama What is ‘biodiversity’? ‘Kudzu’ is an ‘exotic’ what? For what reason was it introduced into the area and how has it become a problem now? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Analyse image (10) A Tide of Waste - Chittagong, Bangladesh The image is labelled: ‘A Tide of Waste’. “This ‘Tide of Waste’ means ‘employment’ for residents of Bangladesh but a ‘pollutant’ in every other way.” Explain in your own words what the statement means. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Face of Seven Billion Visit the website. Interact with the webpage. What are the facts? Complete the table below. Language Nationality Religion Livelihood Urban vs Rural Literacy Name of Student: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………