Skills Worksheet - Simeon Ca



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Part 1 Skills Worksheet BIOME MAP

Map Skills

Experimental Method is the way scientists develop a hypothesis or theory. To test their hypotheses, scientists develop models or experiments. For example, the map on the right is a model scientists created to study a hypothesis about the effects of climate change on tree populations in the eastern United States. It was created to show the changes in tree species’ locations that may occur based on projected temperature increase. The other map shows the current tree species’ locations for comparison.

Use the maps above to answer the questions below.

1. Using a Key Currently, what are the predominant tree species in New England? Based on the model, what may be the predominant species in 2100?

2. Analyzing Data What general trend in tree migration does this model show?

3. Inferring Relationships Maple syrup, produced from maple trees, is an important industry in New England. Based on the model, what could be the effect of global warming on that industry?

4. Testing a Hypothesis What sort of experiment could scientists create to test the hypothesis modeled in the map on the right?

Part 2 Quiz

Section: The Environment and Society

MATCHING

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED, WRITE THE LETTER OF THE TERM THAT BEST MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION.

1. “If I don’t use this resource, someone else will.”

2. helps determine a product’s worth

3. may be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution

4. diverse individual economies

5. human needs may be met indefinitely

MULTIPLE CHOICE

CHOOSE THE ONE BEST RESPONSE. WRITE THE LETTER OF THAT CHOICE IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.

6. What represents Earth’s “modern commons”?

a. shared natural resources c. threatened species

b. protected grasslands d. unpolluted habitats

7. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined but the demand remained the same?

a. Oil prices would drop. c. Oil usage would drop.

b. Oil prices would increase. d. Oil usage would increase.

8. An ecological footprint is the

a. mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth.

b. number of animals a person has killed.

c. amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.

d. number of trees people cut down.

9. Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

a. lower health standards. c. greater personal wealth.

b. faster-growing populations. d. declining populations.

10. Which of the following is a “developing” nation?

a. the United States c. Canada

b. France d. Ethiopia

Skills Worksheet

Part 3 Active Reading

Section: The Environment and Society

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

The decisions and actions of all people in the world affect our environment. But the unequal distribution of wealth and resources around the world influences the environmental problems that a society faces and the choices it can make. The United Nations generally classifies countries as either developed or developing. Developed countries have higher average incomes, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support systems. They include the United States, Canada, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe. Developing countries have lower average incomes, simple and agriculture-based economies, and rapid population growth. In between are middle-income countries, such as Mexico, Brazil, and Malaysia.

IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS

ONE READING SKILL IS THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA OF A PASSAGE. THE MAIN IDEA IS THE MAIN FOCUS OR KEY IDEA. FREQUENTLY A MAIN IDEA IS ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING INFORMATION THAT OFFERS DETAILED FACTS ABOUT MAIN IDEAS.

Read each question and write the answer in the space provided.

1. What organization has classified countries as developing or developed?

2. List two developed countries.

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED, WRITE THE LETTER OF THE PHRASE THAT BEST COMPLETES EACH STATEMENT.

3. Developed countries often

a. have higher average incomes and faster population growth.

b. have higher average incomes and slower population growth.

c. have faster population growth and diverse industrial economies.

d. eventually become developing countries.

4. Developing countries often

a. have lower average incomes and slower population growth.

b. have middle incomes.

c. include Mexico and Brazil.

d. have lower average incomes and faster population growth.

Active Reading continued

RECOGNIZING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

ONE READING SKILL IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO PHRASES, IDEAS, OR THINGS. THIS IS SOMETIMES KNOWN AS COMPARING AND CONTRASTING.

Read each question and write your answer in the space provided.

5. The suffix -ed forms the past participle of a verb: work becomes worked. The suffix -ing is used to form the present participle of a verb: swim becomes swimming. Using this information, define a developed country.

6. Define a developing country.

7. What type of economy does a developed country have?

8. What type of economy does a developing country have?

9. How do the social support systems of developed countries differ from those of developing countries?

RECOGNIZING CAUSE AND EFFECT

ONE READING SKILL IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE CAUSE AND EFFECT.

Read the question and write your answer in the space provided.

1 0. What factor affects environmental problems and the number of choices a society can make?

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a. cost = benefit analysis

b. sustainability

c. “Tragedy of the Commons”

d. developed nation

e. law of supply and demand

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