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This document provides instructions for a discussion assignment asking students to research environmental issues in their local area or country. Students are directed to use EPA or UNEP websites to identify a local environmental concern and answer 5 questions. They are asked about the environmental concerns learned, whether they were surprising, how the situations could be improved, and 2 interesting facts about their country's environment from UN statistics. The document emphasizes researching one's own local region or country.

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ENVS 1301 Learning Guide Unit 1 Discussion Assignment Home

This document provides instructions for a discussion assignment asking students to research environmental issues in their local area or country. Students are directed to use EPA or UNEP websites to identify a local environmental concern and answer 5 questions. They are asked about the environmental concerns learned, whether they were surprising, how the situations could be improved, and 2 interesting facts about their country's environment from UN statistics. The document emphasizes researching one's own local region or country.

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Learning Guide Unit 1

If you live in the USA, then go to the EPA website at this following link, and at the bottom you will see a box titled “Your Community”... put
in your zip code, and learn about land and environmental impacts in your local neighborhood. Then answer the questions below.

Environmental Protection Agency

If you live in a country other than the USA, then research one local environmental or land use (agricultural or otherwise) concern or
problem in your local area and country of residence. Then answer the questions below.

Some links to help you:

UNEP Africa

UNEP Asia

UNEP Europe

European Environment Agency

UNEP Latin America

For all students choosing this DQ, also go to this link, and �nd your country on the list, then look at the ‘Environmental Snapshot’ �le for
it.

UN Statistics Division

Questions to Answer:

1. What environmental concerns in your local area did you learn about?

2. Did they surprise you? Why or why not?

3. What do you think can be done to improve this (these) situation(s), hazard(s), problem(s), or concern(s)?

4. Give two interesting facts that you learned about your country from the Environmental Snapshots page at the UN Statistics Division link.

5. What other thoughts would you contribute to the topic?

Any materials cited should be referenced using the style guidelines established by the American Psychological Association (APA).

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