Discussion Questions:
Discussion questions due
at end of this class session (Saturday at 5 pm.) 1. Briefly
describe how wetlands have been lost.
2.
Identify 6 ways in which wetlands have been altered and destroyed.
3.
How is a wetland defined?
4.
Identify and briefly describe the various types and classes of wetlands to be found in
Florida.
5.
What factors contribute to wetland diversity and maintenance?
6.
Identify 6 functions of wetlands.
7.
From Chapter 3, describe the following types of wetlands: Cypress Swamp, Wet
Prairie, & Mangrove Swamp.
8.
Briefly introduce the class to Aldo
Leopold.
9.
How is his work being
continued?
10.
How does his "land ethic"
work to redefine the nontion of "community?'
11.
In what way doe Leopold
criticize the "conservation" movement of his time?
Post your responses to the
Lesson Board.
Suggestions: Discuss Leopold "a
system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly
lopsided." |