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Global Changes Could Affect Biodiversity by Year 2100

A report in Science is the first systematic look at how biodiversity is likely to be impacted by several agents of human-caused global change—and global warming and climate change aren't necessarily the main factors.

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Active Reading Questions

  1. Which of the following global changes are a result of human activity?
    a) land and water transformation
    b) changes in earth chemistry
    c) changes in carbon and nitrogen cycles
    d) all of the above
  2. According to the article, which of the following is/are most likely to result in loss of biodiversity by the year 2010?
    a) increased carbon dioxide
    b) land-use change
    c) biotic change
    d) all of the above
  3. What can you, as an individual, do to reduce your ecological footprint? Refer to the website referenced on page 480 in your book to calculate your ecological footprint.
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