BIODIVERSITY

 

Biodiversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level. Terrestrial biodiversity is usually greater near the equator, which is the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, and is richest in the tropics. These tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 percent of earth's surface, and contain about 90 percent of the world's species. Marine biodiversity is usually highest along coasts in the Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest, and in the mid-latitudinal band in all oceans. There are latitudinal gradients in species diversity. Biodiversity generally tends to cluster in hot spots, and has been increasing through time, but will be likely to slow in the future.

  
WEEK 7 TASK 1: 

a) Find a newspaper article with topic on environmental issues and embed (link)  to your personal blog. 
b) Read the headline and try to guess the content without reading the article
c) Skim the article and identify the main idea in the article
d) Read the article in detail and write down the notes (main point)
e) Using your notes write a brief summary
f) Write your personal reflection on the issue in the article

Record all in a blog post in your blog.

Have fun!