HIPPCO

Question 1

As of march 2025, the human population is

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8.2 billion

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Humans inhabit all ecosystems of the Earth. Human activities include

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Agriculture
Irrigation
Meat production
Mining

Question 3

HIPPCO is an acronym that explains how and why humans are negatively impacting the environment. What do the letters stand for

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1. Habitat destruction
2. Invasive species
3. Population growth
4. Pollution
5. Climate change
6. Overhunting/overfishing

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1 habitat destruction and degradation

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• Scientists say that the greatest threat to wild species is habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation

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Greatest eliminators of species are

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Deforestation in tropical areas
Clearing wetlands
Loss of coral reefs

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2 invasive species

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Invasive species are plants, animals, or pathogens that are nonnative or alien to the ecosystem
Threaten native species

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An estimated how many species have caused harm

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7,100 species introduced into the US have caused ecological and economic harm.

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The kudzu vine was a deliberately introduced plant
Was imported from Japan in the 1930s and planted to

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Control soil erosion

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the kudzu vine Grows rampant in the southeastern US and is known as

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The vine that ate the south

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Mustard plant - Southern California

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Mustard Plant - Southern California
The winter rains have Southern California “blooming” with colorful flowers. The mustard plant is an example of an invasive species of Plant

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3 population growth

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Human population growth and excessive and wasteful consumption of resources have caused premature extinction of some species

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Improved health care and sanitation have

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Extended the life expectancy of humans

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Many families in poverty want children, but

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Must consider cultural tradition and religious beliefs

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4 pollution

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The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change

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What are the different types of pollution that harms organisms in many ways

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Air, water, nutrient, light, and noise pollution

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Pollution can be natural (volcanic eruptions) or anthropogenic, which means…

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Produced by humans

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Air pollution can cause respiratory problems and water pollution can cause

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Diseases

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5 climate change

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Includes
Global warming
Frequency and severity of stones
Changing ocean current patterns

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climate change Can lead to less ice land and can lead to

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Rising sea levels (coastal habitat destruction)

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Greenhouse effect

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Natural greenhouse effect warms the Earth

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But anthropogenic greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) create

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A layer around the Earth that traps solar radiation
Results in the Earth’s surface getting hotter

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6 overfishing and over hunting (two types)

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Commercial extinction and bycatch

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Commercial extinction

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Occurs when it is no longer profitable to continue fishing an affected species

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Bycatch

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(non-target species
O caught in fishing) makes up almost 1⁄3 of world’s annual fish catch

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About how many plants and animals are at risk

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3079 animals and 2655 plants are on the Endangered Species list

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Some species are hunted or poached for

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Fur or horns, some species have become extinct

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Sustainability

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The endurance of systems and processes to make natural resources last indefinitely

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Three pillars or sustainability

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1 economy, 2 society, 3 environment