Kelsea+Mesanko

toc =About Me=

I like sleep. Derek Kerr is my bestest friend :)

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1. Timber was used throughout the years for cabins and barns. It was used for a lot of things that contained wood, rocks and the hiking trail for the hikers which decreased a number amount of each thing it contained.

2.Timber, oil, coal and water are four resources that are produced in the Allegheny.

3. Too much hunting was going on and it was decreasing the population of wildlife, and I would have to say the wood is being used too much to make cabins and barns.

4. The groups are Pennsylvania Game Commission and ANF.

=Total Population= //**Land Activities**// percent of people that preferred hiking in the Allegheny = 35.4% percent of people that prefer developed camping = 27.6% percent of people that like mountain biking = 24.7%

//**Water Activities**// percent of people that enjoy swimming in the outdoor pool = 50.0% percent of people that like swimming in lakes and trees = 49.2% percent of people that like visiting a beach = 47.0%

//**Snow Activities**// percent of people that enjoy snow/ice activities = 38.0% percent of people that enjoy snowmobiling = 8.9% percent of people that enjoy snowboarding = 5.3%

=Water Shortages= 1.) Turning saltwater into freshwater. 2.) The climate 3.) Agriculture 4.) By temperature 5.) Rain


 * Types of Pollution Activity A:**

= = Questions: 1. What places did you look at and what were the pollution problems there? Bradford, PA where as many of the contamination cases with oil and gas drilling, oil and pollution the water becomes contaminated. Orlando, FL where the surface of the water system of interconnected shallow lakes and slow-moving rivers is vulnerable to the pollution. San Francisco, CA where a San Pabolo Bay watershed has experienced an increase of soil erosion, stream channel degradation, and a decline in groundwater values. Salt Lake City, UT where the most pollution problems are caused in the air. Winslow, AZ where there is a huge part in groundwater pollution that is the problem.

2. Discuss in your group the various places you chose. What common pollutants/industries/problems exist among the area? You may need to discuss them as rural vs. city issues. Bradford, PA- Orlando, FL- San Francisco, CL- Salt Lake City, UT- Winslow, AZ-

3. Are these pollutants or problems point source or non-point source pollution problems? Bradford, PA- point source Orlando, FL- point s ource San Francisco, CA- point source Salt Lake City, UT- non-point source Winslow, AZ-point source

ACTIVITY B 1.) This is a problem because none of the plastic was moved, arranged or put into the animals stomach. It's the actual content of baby birds. 2.) Humans and other organisms are affected by what the causes are around it and how it harms us. Whatever organism eats this because it is eating the bird itself and the plastic inside the bird. 3.) Cleaning up areas to prevent the birds from consuming this material. Give a better environment to the birds where they can't touch any of this stuff or consume it. 4.) Dispose of hazardous household products, use nontoxic household products, recycle trash, and conserve water.

Statistics on Global Warming - global warming is cause by the green house effect - this traps solar energy to make the earth warm - global warming is the increase in temperature. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GlobalWarming2.php The average surface temperature of the earth has increased 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit between 1905 and 2005. - In the last 50 years the warming trend is almost twice as much as the previous fifty years. - 11 out of the past 12 years are known as the warmest years since the year of 1850. - The sea level along the Gulf and Mid Atlantic has risen 5-6 i nches more than the average in the last century. - Glaciers and snow cover is decreasing on BOTH sides of the equator. - http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Global-Warming-Statistics&id=3029950

1.) Is global warming real? Yes global warming is real because of all t he evidence that is being found with it. Glaciers are melting and climate is changing. 2.) Why is climate changing? Climate is changing because of the fluctuations in the earths surface. It various from interactions of number of factors like, earths orbit, volcano eruptions and solar energy. 3.) Why is ice melting from the glaciers? The temperatures have rows 1.2 degrees from cities and other things like pollution. With that said the pollution and temperature increasing is why the glaciers are melting. 4.) Why is the carbon dioxide level higher? They are increasing due to the growth of the wolrds economy and its buring of fossil fuels. 5.) Why is global warming a dangerous impact? It's a dangerous impact because it is caused by the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is where life on earth depends on the energy of the sun. 6.) What percent of glaciers are losing their mass and how are they losing there mass? 10% of glaciers are losing their mass. The temperatures are heating up to a point where the glaciers are melting, making the mass decrease. 7.) What are the bubbles on the ice called? The bubbles on the ice are mae up of oxygen and carbon dioxide because they get trapped on the ice forming the bubble. 8.) How did global warming start happening? It started happening because of the change in the atmosphere, the climate, temperature and just all around. 9.) Are carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossils the cause of climate change? Well carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will create a produce that increases the temperature by only one degree Celcius. 10.) What pays a big part in global warming? Us humans can create a problem and the greenhouse effect.
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=Oil is more than energy:=

1.) The increase of oil we use is making us go into debt. 2.) Oil is costing us billions of dollars because we have locations for it all over the world. 3.) Because of emissions, climate changes over time. 4.) As our dependency continues, it's harder to supply the economy with oil. 5.) We spend just 1 billion dollars a day from foreign oil.

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=Thinkenergy= Three ways we could possibly use to save energy and money with the lighting in this school- 1.) Occupancy-sensing technology. (Detecting the presence or absence of occupants in a space and switching the lighting on or off as appropriate). 2.) Daylighing technology (uses a photo sensor to identify the level of natural light contribution: when this reaches a prescribed level, the control will adjust artificial lighting downward or off). 3.) Scheduling-based technologies (control lighting through programmed schedules at specified times or when particular events occur, the control apparatus, usually a control panel, turns lighting on or off as desired). Lighting Survey: Are lights turned off in room when not in the room? NO-8 YES-49 I TRY TO- 13 Do you believe that all hallway lights should be left on? NO- 13 YES-37 DEPENDS UPON THE TIME- 20 Is it a good idea for lights with sensors to be put in the hallways? NO- 22 YES-33 NOT SURE- 15**
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Dear Members of the School Board, I myself, along with other students, believe that we can and will save energy for our school. You may not know, but the lighting in this school is a big problem towards the amount of energy being used. How does lighting result as a big problem? Well, I have ideas that could solve this problem and to let you know how it can be changed. We could easily change this with a few suggestions that I have in mind. Suggestion one, use the occupancy-Sensing Technology. This system detects the presence or absence of occupants in a space and switches the lights on or off as appropriate. With this system, a lot more energy could be saved because no one is leaving the rooms with the lights on anymore. In our teachers lighting survey, one question asked was, are lights turned off in room when leaving not in the room? Eight answered with no, yes said forty-nine, and thirteen people said they try to keep them off. Suggestion two, use Daylight Technology. Where we could use a photo sensor to identity the level of natural light contribution. When this reaches a prescribed level, the control will adjust artificial lighting downward or off. This system would be pretty costly, but it could save a lot of money and energy in the future for our school. In the lighting survey another question was asked, is it a good Idea for lights with sensors to be put in the hallways? Twenty-two said no, thirty-three said yes, and fifteen weren’t sure. Suggestion three, use the Scheduling-Based Technology. It controls lighting through programmed schedules at specified times or when particular events occur, the control apparatus usually a control panel, turns lighting on or off as desired. With this, we could save energy between classes and for a lot of events that go on in our school. The question, do you believe that all the hallway lights should be left on? was asked in the lighting survey and thirteen said no, thirty-seven replied with yes, and twenty replied with depending on the time. These three suggestions of mine could change and save money in the future with the lighting in our school. Although these systems are costly it’ll help a lot later and will save so much more energy. Talking about these three different systems that will basically save our school with the amount of energy being used, makes me realize that we could do or at least try out one technology to see how well it turns out. Our school needs to save more energy and if we keep going with what were doing now, in the present, the future won’t be looking so bright. Therefore, why not try now? Let’s help the future out before it is too late. A student at the Punxsutawney Area High School, Kelsea Mesanko =Land Use In the US= Regional questions: Commodity- a physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals. 1.) Southeast region 2.) Sugar cane and tropical fruits. 3.) Everglades, sand dunes, bays, lagoons, barrier islands, islands, gulfs, ocean, straits, capes, beach, coast, coastlines, ponds, rivers, lakes, streams, swamps, bluffs, archipelago, and peninsula. 4.) The climate of Florida in the summer is commonly in the high 90s. During the late autumn and winter months, Florida experiences cold fronts that can bring high winds and co oler temperatures like 40s-50s. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 109 degrees. The major cities in Florida are Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Tampa. The state’s population is 15,982,378. Factors that could affect people who live or visit Florida are hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms, cyclonic storms, tropical depression, and cyclones. 5.) The top five commodities in Florida are fruits, vegetables, livestock, shellfish, and seafood. Yes, Fruits and vegetables. 6.) Livestock, there is a big amount of livestock you wouldn’t think they’d put it in Florida with all the cities the state has.

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I think the focus of the overall land use should be big. We have used more than 700 million acres of forest land since 2002. The overall land use is making us discover things that have never been noticed before. 2.3 billion acres of land has been used overall. I believe that should be cut down a little, but not to much because of all the new information people are gathering with the use of the land.

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