Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 4

Increase your environmental knowledge and awareness by tracing the water you drink from precipitation to tap; finding out what type of soil is beneath your feet; naming five plants and five birds that live in the natural environment around you; finding out what species in your area are threatened with extinction; learning where your garbage goes; and learning where the wastes you flush down the toilet go. Write a report summarizing your findings. Of your findings, which two were the most surprising to you and why Compare your answer to this question with those of your classmates.