Learning Targets Unit 5

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By the end of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate your new learning by using the following statements:

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    • I can describe how and why agricultural techniques and technology have changed over time (e.g., irrigation, crop rotation, green revolution, and GMO’s).
    • I can analyze the impact of water insecurity around the world (e.g., drought, desertification, water rights, and depletion of the Aral Sea).
    • I can analyze the economic, political, and environmental impacts associated with industrialization and natural resource management around the world (e.g., fracking, strip mining, the building of dams and reservoirs, deforestation, sustainable development, and renewable vs. non-renewable resources).
    • I can analyze international and varied local governmental responses to natural disasters in countries around the world (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis).
    • I can evaluate how global trade systems impact environmental sustainability in both importing and exporting countries (e.g., plantation farming in Africa and Central/South America, overfishing of global waterways, and international lumber trade).

 

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