AP
Environmental Science (APES) Summer Assignment
1.
Watch the video “Home” on
Youtube.com and answer the questions on the worksheet. When finished save it by adding your last
name to the title and send the document to lchsdre@gmail.com.
2.
Fill in a chart similar to the one below for each of the
following pieces of legislation or treaties.
There will be a quiz on these laws the second week of school.
|
Name |
Function of Legislation or
Treaty |
Unit |
|
Clean
Air Act |
Established primary and secondary air quality standards. Required
states to develop implementation plans. Sets limits and goals to reduce
mobile source air pollution and ambient air quality standards. |
Air |
|
Clean
Air Act |
Food,
Drug, and Cosmetics Acts |
Occupational Safety and Health Act |
|
Clean Water Acts |
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation |
Ocean Dumping Ban Act |
|
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
Liability Act |
|
Oil Pollution Act |
|
Consumer Product Safety Act |
Law of the Sea Convention |
Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act |
|
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species |
Marine
Mammal Protection Act |
Pollution Prevention Act |
|
Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act |
Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
|
Endangered Species Act |
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
|
Energy Policy Act |
|
Soil and Water Conservation Act |
|
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
National
Energy Act |
Solid Waste Disposal Act |
|
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act |
National Environmental Policy Act |
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act |
|
Federal
Water Pollution Control Act |
National Park Act |
Toxic Substances Control Act |
|
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act |
National
Wildlife Refuge System Act |
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
|
Food Quality Protection Act |
Nuclear Waste Policy Act |
Wilderness Act |
3.
Make sure to visit the website at http://home.lcusd.net/lchs/mewoldsen/,
but note that it may be changing through the summer.
Dr. E