GEOG 329 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Light Pollution
1. Identify three main points of each reading
The reading focused on the importance of knowing the types of pollutants that are
being released into the environment and how these contaminants will affect the
species that are living in the neighboring habitats. The experimenters were interested
in the effects of light noise and heat pollution on a type of frog species and their
parasite species. The experiment concluded that light noise and pollution both
influence both the frog and parasite species.
2. Identify the methods the author used to reach their conclusion
The authors first conducted a literature review to search for the information they
needed on light noise and heat pollution. Then the authors experimented to test their
hypothesis.
3. What did you learn from the readings
I learned the ways that light noise and heat pollution can affect the species living in a
densely populated area.
4. Identify the material you found challenging or had trouble understanding
Since rural populations should not have as much light pollution, I would have
expected the urban and rural communities to have a different outcome.
5. Ask a question
Would the experiment have achieved the same results if the researchers had not used
a controlled variable?
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Document Summary
The reading focused on the importance of knowing the types of pollutants that are being released into the environment and how these contaminants will affect the species that are living in the neighboring habitats. The experimenters were interested in the effects of light noise and heat pollution on a type of frog species and their parasite species. The experiment concluded that light noise and pollution both influence both the frog and parasite species. Identify the methods the author used to reach their conclusion. The authors first conducted a literature review to search for the information they needed on light noise and heat pollution. Then the authors experimented to test their hypothesis. I learned the ways that light noise and heat pollution can affect the species living in a densely populated area. Identify the material you found challenging or had trouble understanding.
