Unit 2 Section A Environmental Protection throughout the World L Background information 1 Ecology(生态学) Ecology is the study of the relationship among plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balance among these relationships, In order to preserve the ecosystem there are some conservation projects to prevent exploitation, pollution, destruction, and to ensure the future use of the resource 2 New england(新西兰) New England is the most northeastern region of the U A., including the states of Connecticut(康涅狄格州, Maine(缅因州), Massachusetts(马萨诸塞州), New Hampshire(新 罕布什尔州), Rhode island(罗德岛州) t(佛蒙特州). It was so named by John Smith when he explored it in 1616. A New England have many identities. It's the arty and culturally rejuvenated city if Providence. It's the serenity(Hi ii )of the Caps Cod Nation Seashore. It's the skyscraping granite(4E A)peas of New Hampshire's White Mountains It's the booming biotech word of Boston. It's the jagged rocky(3 4 BJ)coast of Andrew Wyeth Maine 3.Isam(伊斯兰教) The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad as preserved in the Koran(《可兰经》 and the Sunna (伊斯兰教规). It is centered in Mecca(麦加), and include the worship of gods represented by holy stones called the Kaaba(建于麦加的伊斯兰教寺院内的圣堂) 4. Mecca or Makkah(麦加) With a population of 200 000, Mecca is the chief holy city of Islam, capital of the Hejaz(X 志省,沙特阿拉伯省名), Saudi arabia, in a valley surrounded by hills,80km. from the Red Sea. It was the birthplace of Muhammad. Its economy depends upon pilgrims(#2E) 5. Grand Banks Grand Banks is a vast extension of the ocean off southeast Newfoundland(纽芬兰岛) in the North Atlantic, one of the worlds greatest cod-fishing grounds. Visit the website http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/heritage/Ngb/tolearnmoreaboutCanadasfishingindustry 6. Eny nental protection: Environment means the land, water, and air we live by Environment earth which is only planet and home for human race. None of us would doubt we will never survive unless live in harmony with nature. We are merely a small part of nature. However, driven by the idea of“ Man can conquer nature”(人定胜天), we have been acting like a master of nature though we ll never be, thus doing whatever for thousands of Bitter lessons from the history teach us that we are just a common member of the big family of nature and any bad treatment of nature will meet only with the revenge from her Aware of our actual position in nature, we have to understand environment in a new light that we protect ourselves through protecting the environment. We can find no better examples than the rainforest as we see from the video. The rainforest, abundant with plants and wild animalsUnit 2 Section A Environmental Protection throughout the World I.Background information 1.Ecology(生态学) Ecology is the study of the relationship among plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balance among these relationships, In order to preserve the ecosystem there are some conservation projects to prevent exploitation, pollution, destruction, and to ensure the future use of the resource. 2.New England(新西兰) New England is the most northeastern region of the U．Ｓ．Ａ．, including the states of Connectict (康涅狄格州), Maine (缅因州), Massachusetts (马萨诸塞州), New Hampshire (新 罕布什尔州), Rhode Island (罗德岛州) and Vermont (佛蒙特州). It was so named by John Smith when he explored it in 1616. A New England have many identities. It’s the arty and culturally rejuvenated city if Providence. It’s the serenity ( 静 谧 ) of the Caps Cod Nation Seashore. It’s the skyscraping granite (花岗岩)peas of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It’s the booming biotech word of Boston. It’s the jagged rocky ( 多 岩 的 ) coast of Andrew Wyeth’s Maine. 3. Islam (伊斯兰教) The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad as preserved in the Koran (《可兰经》and the Sunna (伊斯兰教规). It is centered in Mecca (麦加)， and include the worship of gods represented by holy stones called the Kaaba (建于麦加的伊斯兰教寺院内的圣堂). 4. Mecca or Makkah(麦加) With a population of 200 000, Mecca is the chief holy city of Islam, capital of the Hejaz (汉 志省，沙特阿拉伯省名)，Saudi Arabia, in a valley surrounded by hills, 80 km.. from the Red Sea. It was the birthplace of Muhammad. Its economy depends upon pilgrims(朝圣者). 5. Grand Banks Grand Banks is a vast extension of the ocean off southeast Newfoundland(纽芬兰岛) in the North Atlantic, one of the world’s greatest cod-fishing grounds. Visit the website http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/ to learn more about Canada’s fishing industry. 6. Environmental protection: Environment means the land, water, and air we live by. Environment is the earth, which is the only planet and home for human race. None of us would doubt we will never survive unless we live in harmony with nature. We are merely a small part of nature. However, driven by the idea of “Man can conquer nature”(人定胜天), we have been acting like a master of nature though we’ll never be, thus doing whatever we want for thousands of years. Bitter lessons from the history teach us that we are just a common member of the big family of nature and any bad treatment of nature will meet only with the revenge from her. Aware of our actual position in nature, we have to understand environment in a new light that we protect ourselves through protecting the environment. We can find no better examples than the rainforest as we see from the video. The rainforest, abundant with plants and wild animals