The basics Environmental issues are particularly difficult to solve because often the solutions require sacrifice It is difficult to convince a population of people to trade in quality of life and convenience for the greater environmental good This is evident with North America’s obsession with big cars, SUVs and Trucks When considering an environmental issue…
Efficiency Energy efficiency is one area that scientists are focusing on to decrease the worlds overall energy use Energy efficiency in buildings is one of the top priorities in energy conservation There are many different ways that we can make an older building more energy efficient Simple ways to improve a building’s efficiency Insulate and…
Goldilocks Principle Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold but Earth is just right Earth’s average temperature sits between the boiling and freezing temperatures of water. This makes it ideal for life Insulating gas blanket Earth’s “perfect” surface temperature for life is often thought to be because of it’s orbit distance from the Sun.…
There are many different types of Waste Solid Waste Liquid Waste Gaseous Waste Animal by-products Biodegradable waste Biomedical waste Chemical waste Commercial waste Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) Electronic waste (E-waste) Green waste Grey water Hazardous waste or Toxic Waste Human waste Industrial waste Radioactive waste Recyclable waste Sewage Slaughterhouse waste Wastewater Industrial Waste…
The Air We Breathe Clean dry air is a mixture of 4 main gasses: 78.08% is Nitrogen 20.95% is Oxygen 0.934 is Argon 0.035% is Carbon Dioxide Water vapour, Neon, Helium, Methane, Krypton, Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Xenon, Ozone, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Oxides and Hydrogen Sulfide are found in trace amounts Air Pollution An imbalance in…
Plant History Canada has at least 5000 different plant species. These range from flowering plants, to large trees, to agricultural plants The earliest plant is believed to have evolved 430 million years ago The first land plants were mosses and ferns All land plant life can be traced back to those species. Classification of Plants:…
#1 Climate Change The increase in green house gasses (mainly CO2, CH4, and NOs) due to the burning of fossil fuels is causing a general increase in the average global surface temperature More green house gasses are causing more of the sun’s and earth’s radiation to be trapped in our atmosphere Some areas are expected…
Random change Key factors that can cause evolution: –Small populations are more variable to changes in allele frequencies -non-random mating opportunities result in only those “preferred” traits being passed onto future populations –new alleles may be created when mutations occur (changes the frequencies of new and original alleles) -migration causes changes in the relative abundance…
Change in an organisms physical structure or behaviour that improves its ability to survive in their habitat Anything that helps an organism survives in its environment is an adaptation Adaptation also refers to organisms’ ability to adjust to various conditions within its environment Examples: change in size of birds beak, development of sharp teeth and…
Introduction Acidic pollutants can be deposited from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface in wet and dry forms. The common term to describe this process is acid deposition. The term acid precipitation is used to specifically describe wet forms of acid pollution that can be found in rain, sleet, snow, fog, and cloud vapor. An…
January-Twelfth Night Celebrated evening of January 5 Celebrates the end of Christmas February-Valentines Day February 14th was the day of Valentines Day. Celebrates love. March – Easter Easter was suppose to resemble religious mysteries and the humans urges we have towards light and warmth April- All Fool’s Day Celebrated April 1 Everything is backwards on…
Art Paintings showed nature and peoples feelings Artists studied perspective, and used types of form, colour, and shape Paintings became more realistic and less religious Artists – Leonardo Da Vinci: Born in 1452 in the village of Vinci Most famous works are The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper Died in 1519 Michelangelo Buonarroti: Born…
The Qur’an -“Qur’an” means recitation -The revelations that Muhammad received through Gabriel are literally the Word of God -This distinguishes it from other sacred writings (e.g. the Torah, the Bible) -Even translations from Arabic are considered suspect -The Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad over a period of 23 years -He remembered them and taught his…
Islam shares a common history with Christianity and Judaism up until the time of Abraham. Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad is a descendant of Ishmael, the son that Abraham had with Hagar and then banished. Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad are all considered to be prophets who attempted to reveal Allah’s will to humankind.…
Muslim belief can be summarized in a creed called the Shahadah: “There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God” This idea is central to Islam, and all other beliefs and traditions are based on it God God’s proper name is Allah Allah is omnipresent (all-present), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnipotent (all-powerful)…
Origins Christianity began in the land of Palestine (Israel), primarily in Galilee and Judaea. Founded by Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BCE – c. 29 CE), who has left no writings of his own. Jesus began teaching and healing around the age of thirty. Jesus was born a Jew who prescribed changes within Judaism. Jesus…
The Great Schism 1054 It is often stated that the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church was founded at the time of this great schism. That is false. The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church was ruled by five patriarchs: those of Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, each having authority over bishops…
Within a few generations of Jesus’ death, Christianity had spread from the middle east to Greece and Rome 325 CE, the Emperor of Rome organized a council of religious leaders at Nicea (a city in modern-day Turkey) The idea was to decide on the official beliefs of the Christian Church. This meeting produced the Nicene…
There is one God who is the creator of everything God is immaterial (without form) God governs the universe with honour and justice Therefore, humanity has an obligation to worship God Jewish Practices and Rituals The Synagogue: Place of worship and study Sometimes called “Shul” (Yiddish for school) The Torah Scroll: Holy book Most sacred…
Smallest (about 14 million) of the major world’s religions Why study it then? – Long history of persecution that we can learn from, and Judaism has made a huge contribution to Western philosophy and religious thinking. Oldest of the Abrahamic faiths, dating back about 4000 years Shares a history and mythology with Christianity and Islam…
