1. Explain the impact of increased erosion on the environment due to human activities.
2. Discuss the cause/effect relationship between erosion processes and plants.
3. Explain how human actions have caused more erosion than what would occur naturally.
4. Discuss problems associated with each of the solutions to beach erosion.
5. Discuss the farming practices that lead to increased soil erosion and their effects.
6. Examine the relationship between the economic status of an area and the amount of soil erosion.
7. It has been said that “the agricultural devastation [of the Dust Bowl] helped to lengthen the Depression whose effects were felt worldwide.” Explain the meaning of this statement.
8. Why is it important for project managers to work closely with the farmers who live and work on this land?
9. Why do you think humans continue to cut down tropical rainforests, despite the harm it causes the environment?
10. Will cutting down a section of tropical rainforest to establish a farm be a permanent solution for a poor family? Explain your answer.
11. Explain why the people living in the areas of the greatest amount of deforestation might not consider the global impact of their actions.
12. Explain why boycotts seem to be the most effective tool in the fight against deforestation.
13. Relate the situation of Easter Island to the situation occurring around the world today.
14. Describe the biggest challenge in solving the problem of erosion caused by humans.