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The Importance of Air Quality (Informative for High School Students) …

- - - - Population Growth
        
        The rise in population, especially in developing countries, has put an increased strain on the demand for all resources, from water to food to clothing, all of which demands more factories, farms, etc. which pollute our atmosphere and drive climate change.
      - Urbanization
        
        Urbanization, meaning the shift in population from rural settings to industrialized cities has led to the increase in private transportation, which in the United States, means the automobile. The automobile has long been a cornerstone of American culture but unfortunately it is extremely harmful to our environment and needs to be changed, with increased emphasis on public transportation and ride sharing in order to reduce pollution.
      - Economic Growth
        
        Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the rise of economic growth has required the production of more and more factories in order to keep up with the U.S. consumerism economy. This has led to more and more pollutants entering our atmosphere as a result of the increase in factories, farms, etc.
      - Technological Change
        
        Technological advances, especially in the 20th and 21st centuries have allowed for the mass production of goods. However, these come at a cost to our environment and often lead to increased pollution and raises the concern that our society needs to technologically progress to become more environmentally efficient and reduce our impact on the environment rather than just increased production at a cheaper cost.
      - Culture
        
        The American culture is often known as a "throwaway" or "mass-consumerism" culture that often is motivated by the general selfishness and lack of care for our environment that unfortunately has become part of who we are and it is something that needs to me addressed and changed if we are going to make an effort to improve our environment and the world around us.
  - - - Forest Fires
        
        Releases carbon and other pollutants into the atmosphere. Many forest fires now are unfortunately not because of natural causes, but because of human carelessness or burning to clear out land.
      - Pollen
        
        Occurs naturally as a form of reproduction for plants and commonly causes allergies.
      - Dust Storms
        
        Transfers dirt and other particles on the ground into the atmosphere and commonly take place in Arizona as "dust devils" and "haboobs"