SCI 219 Milestone One Worksheet

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SCI 219 Milestone One Worksheet This milestone activity is the first of several activities that will build toward the completion of your final project for the course. For this milestone activity, you will submit this completed worksheet in which you will outline and identify the elements below regarding your chosen local environmental issue. See the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document for more detailed information. You may use the information from the Module One journal assignment. Be sure to integrate any feedback you received from your instructor on the journal assignment. For this milestone worksheet assignment, complete the following: 1. Download this Milestone One Worksheet document. 2. Review the Milestone One Rubric. 3. Complete the three parts below that address the critical elements. NOTE : Refer to your module resources as well as additional resources you identify for information to help you answer the questions below. Remember that you will need to use current APA style guidelines for your citations and reference list in the final project submission. You will note that each question in the worksheet has you track your citations. You do not need to provide long answers to the questions. You should be concise, writing 3- to 4-sentence responses. Once you receive feedback from your instructor, you will expand on your answers to complete the final paper at the end of the course.
Part I: Environmental Issue Environmental Issue Soil Degradation A. Identify the local environmental issue you have chosen and briefly describe its impact on the environment on a global level. Also, state specifically which human activities caused the problem. Support your description with scientific facts. Include citations for your resources using APA guidelines as needed. Soil degradation is a global issue. Healthy soil is the foundation for agriculture and food production around the world. “The fall of the ancient Greek, Roman, and Mayan empires was more the result of a decline in agricultural productivity due to soil erosion than of outside forces.” (Wright. 2020). Soil is a complicated ecosystem with an intricate food web and natural processes that take decades or even hundreds of years to establish. Human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, overfertilizing, overcultivation, and improper irrigation lead to soil degradation. B. Describe the impact of this environmental issue on your local community . This may include impact on local ecology or impact on local human activities. Support your description with specific examples. Soil degradation can have major effects on my local community of Monroe County Tennessee. Food insecurity is one of the major issues with poor soil quality. Degraded soils are more susceptible to erosion. Soil erosion can cause turbidity in the watershed, this can kill important species that are part of a complex ecosystem. This would lead to a lack of biodiversity in the region. Part II: Human Impact
Ecological Processes Nutrient cycling, Provisions for food, fiber and fuel, Habitat for organisms, A. Identify the ecological processes that are impacted by this environmental issue and briefly describe how each has been impacted by the environmental issue. Support your description with scientific facts. Nutrient cycling: is a crucial part of soil health.” According to the Law of Conservation of Matter, atoms cannot be created or destroyed, so recycling is the only possible way to maintain a dynamic system.” (Wright. 2020). Provision for food, fiber and fuel : This is not possible without soil capable of growing the plants needed for production. Badly degraded soils will not provide a medium to grow food, fiber, or fuel. Habitat for organisms: soils ecosystems provide a very diverse food web that provides niche environments for many species of organisms. Wright, R., & Boorse, D. F. (2020). Environmental science: Toward A sustainable future (14th ed.). Pearson.
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