1. Do the
following:
a.
Tell what soil
is. Tell how it is formed.
b. Describe
three kinds
of soil. Tell how they are different.
c. Name the
three main
plant nutrients in fertile soil. Tell how they can be put back when
used
up.
2. Do the
following:
a.
Define soil
erosion.
b. Tell why
soil conservation
is
important. Tell how it affects you.
c. Name three
kinds of
soil erosion. Describe each.
d. Take
pictures of
or
draw two kinds of soil erosion.
3. Do the
following:
a.
Tell what is
meant by conservation practices.
b. Describe
the effect
of three kinds of erosion- control practices.
c. Take
pictures or draw
three kinds of erosion- control practices.
4. Do the
following:
a.
Explain what
a watershed is.
b. Outline
the smallest
watershed that you can find on a contour map.
c. Outline,
as far as the
map will allow, the next larger watershed which also has the smaller
one
in the basin.
d. Explain
what a river
basin is. Tell why all people living in a river basin should be
concerned
about land and water use on it.
5. Do the
following:
a.
Make a drawing
to show the water cycle.
b.
Demonstrate at least
two of the following actions of water to the soil: percolation,
capillary
action, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration.
c. Explain
how removal
of vegetation will affect the way water runs off a watershed.
d. Tell how
uses of forest,
range, and farmland affect usable water supply.
e. Explain
how industrial
use affects water supply.
6. Do the
following:
a.
Tell what is
meant by water pollution.
b. Describe
the common
sources of water pollution and explain the effects of each.
c. Tell what
is meant by
"primary water treatment," "secondary waste treatment," and
"biochemical
oxygen demand."
d. Make a
drawing showing
the principles of complete waste treatment.
7. Do TWO
of the following:
a.
Make a trip
to two of the following places. Write a report of more than 500 words
about
the soil and water and energy conservation practices you saw.
1. An agricultural
experiment.
2. A managed forest or
woodlot, range, or pasture.
3. A wildlife refuge or
a fish or game management area.
4. A conservation-managed
farm or ranch.
5. A managed watershed.
6. A waste-treatment plant.
7. A public drinking water
treatment plant.
8. Industry water use
installation.
9. Desalinization plant.
b. Plant 100 trees, bushes
and/or vines for a good purpose.
c. Seed an area of at least
one-fifth acre for some worthwhile conservation purpose, using suitable
grasses or legumes alone or in a mixture.
d. Study a soil survey
report. Describe the things in it. Using tracing paper and pen, trace
over
any of the soil maps, and outline an area with three or more different
kinds of soil. List each kind of soil by full name and map symbol.
e. Make a list of places
in your neighborhood, camps, school ground, or park having erosion,
sedimentation,
or pollution problems. Describe how these could be corrected through
individual
or group action.
f. Carry out any other
soil and water conservation project approved in advance by you
counselor.
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