Chapter 1 Lesson 3: New Jersey's Environment
*environment = everything around you
*people change environment to meet their needs
*people are trying to find ways to solve the environmental problems
New Jersey's Development and the Environment
*Native Americans used natural resources to change the land and meet their needs
-farms and villages were made by clearing the trees
-they made pots out of clay
-used trees to build homes and boats
*farmers used streams to water their crops
*people built roads
*metal and clay was dug up
*late 1700's machines were invented that did the work people use to do by hand
*NJ became an important center of industry
*NJ was one of the first states to build factories and make goods
*NJ became a center for technology
-Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, phonograph, motion pictures, as well as other inventions in his research laboratory in Menlo Park
*other natural resources such as sand, granite, gravel, zinc, and iron were used to build buildings as well as make machines
*power plants and coal were used to create energy in order to have electricity
*NJ was a center for transportation due to our location
*railroads, highways, and canals were built in order to transport goods
*medical products, chemicals, processed food, and machinery is made in our cities
*NJ connects to NY and Penn by bridges and tunnels
*economy = the way goods and services are made and exchanged
Environmental Problems
*environment began to suffer due to the amount of people, factories, and cars
*habitat = a place where certain animals and plants normally live and grow
*due to the building of homes, factories, and buildings NJ loses 50 acres per day
*even though a factory may close, they leave behind chemicals in land, which may not be able to be used right away
*more people = more pollution
*#1 pollution is cars and trucks
*burning coal also creates pollution
*acid rain is rain that has picked up chemicals from the air
*storm-water runoff, water that runs into the storm drains from the streets, also pollutes the water
*storm-water runoff becomes polluted from animal waste, fertilizer, fluids from cars, and litter
Keeping New Jersey Beautiful
*hybrid cars, runs on both gas and electricity, were developed by Victor Wouk of Teaneck, NJ
*conserve = avoid wasting gas
*solar farm is an area of land that has rows of solar panels in order to capture the sun's energy
-one in Pilesgrove Township, NJ
-has enough energy to power thousands of homes
*we can help keep NJ clean
-get rid of chemicals safely
-limit the use of household chemicals such as drain openers and oven cleaners
-stop littering
*Since 1960, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation has saved over 120,000 acres of natural areas and farmland and takes care of natural habitats
*plants help to keep the air and water clean