Ch. 7.1 & 7.2: Ecological Footprints/Causes & Effects of Global Change

Essential Questions:• How do ecological footprints of typical

Americans compare to the global average?• What is the Anthropocene?• How do human activities change the

atmosphere & climate?• How do changes in the atmosphere drive

climate change in global systems?• How do the ways we use land drive change in

global systems?• What kinds of pollutants are drivers of global

change?

Ch. 7.1: Ecological Footprints• Our Changing Ecological Footprints– Ecological footprints– National & global ecological footprints

• The Age of Humans– The great acceleration– The Anthropocene– Anthromes: Human-altered biomes

Ch. 7.2: Causes & Effects of Global Change• Human Causes of Global Change• Changing Atmosphere & Climate– Fossil fuels & the atmosphere• Climate change• Global warming• Acid rain• Ocean acidification• Nitrogen enrichment from fossil fuels

– Agriculture & the atmosphere

• Changes in Land Use– Deforestation/reforestation• Deforestation• Natural regrowth through succession• Reforestation

– Agriculture• Monoculture• Nitrogen enrichment from agriculture

– Development/Urbanization– Habitat loss, fragmentation & restoration• Hunting & fishing• Invasive species

– Pollution– Pollutant

• CFC’s & stratospheric ozone• Ground-level ozone• Industrial & agricultural pollution