JessicaH

=toc About Me=

** I  am Jessica.  I enjoy hanging out with my friends and spending time with my family. I dislike waking up early for school and dislike people who think they are better then everybody else. In my spare time i like to go camping, canoeing, and mudding. In my picture below is (left to right.) Martha, Justine, and myself. We are in the clouds! **

=Uses of the Allegheny Forest=

Question #1- Question #2- Total population-
 * Oil production came from the individual owners within the forest boundaries.
 * hunting
 * fishing
 * campgrounds
 * cross-country skiing
 * motorized recreation
 * boat launches
 * beaches
 * hiking trails
 * day hiking
 * visit a wilderness or primitive area
 * visit a farm
 * photograph natural scenery
 * view nature centers
 * sightseeing
 * walk for pleasure
 * family gathering
 * picknicking
 * swimming in an outdoor pool
 * swimming in lakes and streams
 * visit a boat
 * snow and ice activities
 * downhill skiing
 * snowmobiling

=Water Shortages= doing the dishes by hand or dishwasher washing car and driveway water slipping through the pool cracks lawn sprinklers well watered desert resorts

=Types of Pollution=

activity A. Pennsylvania- discharged pollutants Alabama- wastewater, animal operation wastes Alaska- oil pollution run off into the water Arizona- chemicals contaminated the water California- water coming out of the pipes are contaminating the groundwater Mississippi- beach pollution contaminates the water, partially contaminated water from the treated power plants 2. most of the areas have problems that due with there sewage plants. 3. point source. the areas have the problem of contaminated water in sewage plants, this is point source because you can locate it to the specific sewage plant.

=activity b=


 * 1) Why is this a problem? How did it happen?
 * 2) The animals that are dead, they have waste products and garbage in them. Some of the animals ate the materials.
 * 3) How is human health, aquatic organisms, and other organisms affected? Give an example of organisms affected and the problems it is causing.
 * 4) This is harming human health because they eat the animals and they have these harmful to the health of humans. Aquatic organisms are being harmed because pollution is getting into the water and the organisms are swimming around in it.
 * 5) What steps do you think need to happen in order to stop this from becoming a larger problem?
 * 6) Maybe people should stop littering, that way the organisms don't come in contact with that sort of pollution and that will lower the amount of animals that are being contaminated with our pollution. Most things that cause pollution can be eliminated because they are things that we do without recognizing.
 * 7) Our households are a major problem of pollution. Read the articles here and there. What should people do to reduce water pollution that affects all of our water?
 * 8) People should be more careful in there households.. they should be more careful of the waste products that go down the drain.

=Climate Change=

questions 1-what causes glaciers to lose 10% of there mass ? warmer climates, ice shelves holding glaciers back from the sea are weakening, the more dirt on the top absorbs the sunlight and heats the glacier which causes it to melt, http://www.livescience.com http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org http://wiki.answers.com http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What%20are%20the%20causes%20of%20melting%20of%20glaciers

2- what has the population of the polar bears declined by? since the climate has been warmer the females are not able to hunt as long and this causes them to lose weight, the more weight they lose the more difficult it becomes for them to reproduce., the survival of the young also declines, since they cant find food in there normal areas they are more likely to push into human settlements for food which results in them being killed. The weights of the polar bears have decrease about 15% since the 1980's http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060913191415.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_schliebe.html

3-why do grass hillsides catch fire easily? The grass hillsides catch fire easily because the water drains off the hillside which makes the grass dryer making it more likely to catch fire. If the grassy hillsides were frequently watered then the fires will not catch as easy and often. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/lawnchallenge/lesson6b.html

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=Energy Vocabulary=

__**By-product -**__ a secondary result or side effect __**Fossil fuel-**__ a hydrocarbon deposit such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas __**Petroleum-**__ a thick flammable, yellow to black mixture of gaseous, liquid, and solid carbohydrates __**Crude oil-**__ unrefined petroleum __**Extraction-**__ the act of extracting, or the condition of being extracted (taking something out of something else) __**Natural resource-**__ timber, fresh water, and mineral deposit, a source of wealth. __**Renewable resource-**__ a resource that you do not run out of, it is replenished __**Non-renewable resource-**__ a natural resource that can not be produced __**Bedrock-**__ a solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel __**Hydraulic fracturing**-__ a process that happens in the fracturing of rocks __**Hydrocarbons-**__ any of numerous organic compounds, contain only carbon and hydrogen __**Natural gas-**__ used as a fuel in __**Offshore drilling-**__ the drilling of oil and gas well that are in water covered areas __**Fractional distillation-**__ distallation to separate votalite chemical substances __**Volatile-**__ evaporation rapidly __**Viscosity-**__ the extent to which a fluid resists a tendency to flow __**Polymers-**__ natural and synthetic compounds that consist of linked units __**Combustion-**__the process of burning __**Tar sands-**__ where volatile has escaped from from the rock __**Oil shale**__- a black or dark brown shale containing hydrocarbons

=Individual activity Comparing cars=

Some hyundai tiburons' have four wheel drive, this feature makes the car not do as well with gas miles per gallon. When the four wheel drive is kicked in it used more gas then if it is not. The fact that Hummer vehicles were produced for military and commercial purposes makes them more expensive to the average person. They do not get very good gas mileage what so ever. The tiburon would be the better choice out of the two if somebody had to make a choice between the two. They both are rather pricey but in the long run are rather well built vehicles.

=Oil is more than energy= How is oil production/distribution as well as political and economic issues related?
 * Oil production is considered an economic issue, because of burning of it, it is doing harm to the economy.

View this resource to see where we get our oil: []

Write 5 statements that are concerns expressed in this article.
 * The U.S is very dependent on oil, yet we only hold less than 2% of the oil reserves
 * Burning oil is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, this is a major effect on climate change
 * Oil companies are the main source of funding for energy citizens, and API's front group. This group is making false claims which in turn makes the oil companies look bad.
 * We are relying on foreign oil, what happens when foreign areas' no longer sell us the oil. We will have to change our ways and stop with the use of oil. Since we are so dependent on it, this will be a very difficult task.

What do you think? Research more information if needed to back up your statements. =Products from Petroleum-=
 * I think that the use of oil would be fine, but since we are so dependent on it this puts us in a very fragile state, especially since the oil that we use is from foreign suppliers. The suppliers could easily put an end to our use of oils. If this happens we will be in a very bad state of mind. If we were dependent on our own oil that would be a different story because we dont have to depend on somebody else to supply us with it. But all in all since it is effecting the economy it is something that we should cut down on the use of.



=Essay Topics= 1. We should only have half of the lights on at any one time to save energy. 2. Once it gets to a certain point of lightness outside the lights should all be shut off. 3. If it is too hot in a classroom just open the door so that the heat spreads into the hallway instead of opening a window and the air going outside.
 * Having on only one set of lights is saving the school energy. If nobody is in the room for more then five minutes it will also help to shut the lights off. It is good to purchase fluorescent light bulbs, these produce the same amount of light using about one fourth the energy, also they take years to burn out. Also there is a certain type of bulb it is called the centennial bulb it a light that uses very little energy, has never been shut off and has been burning for 101 years. Use the sun’s energy to filter into rooms to help keep heat down and reduce the need for lights, on hot days drawing the shades will keep the sun out and keep the room cooler. Don't leave the lights in the gym on all night. After practices are finished there is no reason to have them on whenever there is nobody here that needs to see.

=Energy Essay= In the school I believe that a major loss of energy comes from the lights. If we could just work as a team to save energy I believe it would make a huge difference. We should start trying to conserve the energy used for the lighting in the school. I believe that if all the teachers would only have one set of lights on throughout the day it would help cut the lighting cost. Also once it gets so light out the sunlight coming in the windows is enough to light the majority of the classrooms. If there is nobody in a classroom the lights should be shut off, not left on to waste energy. Whenever we did our energy audit we found that in the majority of the classrooms all the lights in that room were on. Even in the morning times when the lighting outside is not the best, all the lights do not need to be on. This is a huge waste of energy. If teachers ask students which they prefer lights all on, half on, or all off. The majority of the students will prefer half off or even all off but rarely do we prefer them to all be on. Having the lights either half on or all off will also benefit the school. Having the lights off will make the glow from students phones more noticeable. At first this will cause more write-ups and more punishment handed out by the school but in the end I really believe that the write-ups sent to the office will decrease. It is a working process to make a difference in the school, so I believe that it would work to the schools advantage not to just "jump" into the energy saving process. This is something that will take careful planning and the participation of the students and staff. The first step should be to start with the lights half on for the entire day. Then after everybody is used to that perhaps wait for a certain time of day when it seems light enough out and have the office make an announcement over the p.a. system saying when classrooms do not need to have either set of lights on. This is the step that I think will take the longest to get use to because there is so much to consider. The lights in the hall do not have to be on at any time in the day. The days that we have been walking through the halls in the morning when there have been storms and the electric has went out, everybody can still see well enough to walk safely through the halls. The lights in the hall should not be on at all. It is not benefiting anybody by wasting the energy to have them on so really what is the point? There isn't one that I can see. If the first step to start the energy saving process is to keep the lights in the hallway off and the lights in the classrooms half on it should make a huge difference in the electric bill. The cost of replacing lights will not be as great as it is now and there will be more students paying attention because of a smaller amount of texters.This will make our school as a whole better. If it is possible to move 8th graders to the high school and deal with all the things that came with that i believe that it is possible in everyway to actually make the school more energy efficiant.

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=Oregon= [] 1.What is the name of your region? Pacific 2.What are the top commodities of the state you are researching? Beef Cattle, Dungeness Crab, Grass Seed, Hazelnuts, Potatoes, Wheat. [] 3.What landforms are part of the state? Rugged cliffs, Coastal Mountain Range, Klamath Mountains, heavily forested peaks, small lakes, Willamette lowlands, Willamette River, Majestic Cascades, Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, Mt, McLoughlin, Three Sisters, Crater Lake, Columbian Plateau, wide valleys, Hell’s Canyon, [] 4.Describe the climate, population, largest cities, and any other factors that affect those that live or visit there. Generally Temperate Climate, The western third of Oregon has relatively high precipitation and moderate temperatures, The eastern two thirds has relatively low precipitation, and more extreme temperatures. The climate depends largely on elevation and land configuration. [] Oregon has a population of 3,825,657 as of July 2009. [] The largest cities in Oregon would be Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Medford, Bend, Springfield, and Corvallis. [] 5.What are the top 5 commodities in your region? Are any of these the top 5 commodities nationally? If so, which ones? Cattle, Wheat, Potatoes, Grass Seed, Milk. Yes, milk, wheat, cattle, and grass seed are nationally. 6.What unique commodities are found in your region? Why are they unique? The Dungeness crab is unique in our area because it is not found in every area due to its habitat.
 * Define commodity: ** A physical substance such as food, grains, and metals, which is interchangeable with another product of the same type and which investors buy and sell, usually through future contracts.
 * Regional questions:**

=Land Stand Paragraph=

I believe that the main focus of overall land use in the United States should be not building more highways. If building of more highways takes place then the cars that travel on these highways are going to be more spread out over the United States. With the vehicles being spread out even more this will result in the pollution coming from the vehicles to also be spread out. This is going to cause more pollution problems within due time. In the land stand survey results I paid a lot of attention to the opinion column that referred to the question..."The government should place a limit on the number of miles we can drive to and from work to help cut down on traffic and air pollution?.." 25 students opinion was to disagree to this question. Another 25 strongly disagreed to this question. Only 12 students agreed, and only 2 students strongly agreed. There is really no way that the government can set a specific number of miles you can drive to and from work for many reasons like the distance traveled and route needed to take. If we do as I believe is best and not build more highways we will cut down on the amount of pollution that could be transmitted into the United States and also keep it contained to fewer areas.

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=Combating world hunger= 1. Heifer International has a campaign revolving around “Passing on the Gift.” What does that mean? Website: [|http://www.heifer.org] Passing on the Gift is a new global campaign that is meant to bring positive change in the world. All project supporters who receive animals and training commit to passing on knowledge. 2. Browse the following websites. Locate the following information for each project: a. Give a brief description of their work (2-3 sentences) The food stamp program helps to put food on the tables of over 39 million people each month. Americas second harvest builds larger organizations and makes a better bond between local food banks and local grocery stores. b. What locations do they help? (for example, is it based in the United States or is it a worldwide initiative?) Americas second harvest is a national based organization and it helps food banks locally and worldwide. The food stamp program helps those people who are in need of food assistance that live in the United States. c. Is it funded by the government //or// does it rely on donations and private aid? They are partially funded by the government but do not turn down donations and privater aid. The Hunger Project: []

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