Assume for the sake of discussion that you had been considering the purchase of an off-road vehicle for recreational use
Now that you have studied this chapter and are familiar with some of the issues of human disturbance of ecosystems, will this change your thinking? If so, how. If not, also explain why.
What will be an ideal response
Answers will vary. Some possible points are:
- off-road vehicles are a major factor in damage to almost all terrestrial biomes
- the use of ORV's is contradictory to the idea of sustainable lifestyles
- owners of ORV's think they can be careful enough to avoid ecosystem damage
- many people believe in multiple-use of all public lands, regardless of the outcomes
- many people believe the only way they can see places too far to walk because of health/condition issues is to use an ORV
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