Entry 1: Protecting Canada's Biodiversity and How That Affects Us:

This week, we have talked about protecting Canada's biodiversity. We watched videos, had open class discussions with agreements/disagreements between students; which were about what effects pollution and global warming might have on the environment. Also, we talked about the social, political, and environmental impacts of drilling oil. A video we watched was titled, "What is biodiversity and why is it so important?". I liked this video because it taught me about the 3 different aspects of biodiversity which are, ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity. I liked this video and enjoy watching videos in class because I'm an auditory and visual learner. Which means that, I learn better with pictures and when I listen to others. This video made me grasp the concept of biodiversity better and made me remember the content/information of this part of the unit.

A connection that I made between what was taught was the fact that 600 species in Canada out of 140,000 species are endangered. Currently, many parts of the world are experiencing the same issue with many species becoming endangered and even extinct. For instance, recently 8 species of the "Blue Macaw bird" has gone extinct. What I'm trying to say is about how important it is to conserve biodiversity and realize the negative impacts that human actions have on other living things. Scientists have shown that the main causes of the species going extinct are, deforestation, hunting, and invasive species. All of which were discussed and taught about in class this week. Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope that you have left with some more knowledge about geography and the world around us!


The link to one of the articles on this issue is listed here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6134073/Eight-species-bird-including-Rio-star-EXTINCT-decade.html

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