Karteikarten
chapter 1
Karten in diesem Stapel (31)
- 1Environmentall the living and nonliving things around us
Continents, oceans, clouds, ice caps, animals, plants, forest, farms, structures, urban centers, living spaces, social relationships - 2Environmental ScienceHow the natural world works and environment affects humans and vice versa
- 3Natural Resourcessubstances and energy sources we need for survival
- 4Renewable natural resourcesReplenished over short periods
Perpetually renewed:sunlight, wind, wave energy
Renewed over short periods and can be depleted:timber, water, soil - 5Nonrenewable Natural ResourcesUnavailable after depletion Oil, Coal, Minerals
- 6Ecosystem Servicepurify air and water, cycle nutrients, regulate climate
- 7Agricultural Revolutionover 10,000 years ago
-growing crops and livestock led to sedentary lives
-stable food supplies increased survival and children - 8Industrial Revolutionmid 1700s
-Urbanized society powered by fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal)
-Sanitation and medicines
-Pesticides, fertilizers - 9Tragedy of the commonsGarrett Hardins tragedy of the commons: unregulated exploitation of public resources leads to depletion and damage
-grazing land, forests, air, water
=Resource users are motivated by self-interest
-They increase use until the resource is gone - 10Ecological footprintscountries vary greatly
-The U.S. footprint is much greater than those developing countries - 11Increased population and consumption causeErosion from agriculture, deforestation, toxic substances, mineral extraction and mining, depletion of fresh water, air and water pollution
- 122005 Millennium Ecosystem AssessmentThe most comprehensive scientific assessment of the condition of the worlds ecological systems
-and their capacity to continue supporting us
=2,000 leading environmental scientist found: Our degradation of environmental systems is having negative impacts on all of us
With care and diligence we can still turn many of these trends around - 13Sustainable solutions-Enhance quality of life
-protect and restore the environment that support us - 14Sustainable solutions exist-Renewable energy sources
-Improved agricultural practices
-Habitat and species protection
-Reduced emissions of greenhouse gases - 15how can we develop sustainably?-Satisfies the triple bottom line-environmental, economic, and social goals are all met
=Must limit our environmental impact while promoting economic development and social justice
-Make an ethical commitment to current and future generations
-Apply science to solve problems - 16Ways to live sustainably on Earth require:-A solid ethical grounding
-Scientific understanding of our natural and social systems - 17Environmental science helps us-Understand our relationship with the environment
-Informs our attempts to solve and prevent problems
-Identify a problem is the first step in solving it
-Environmental science can help find balanced solutions to environmental problems - 18Which is the correct order of the scientific method?Observation-hypothesis-predictions-testing-results
- 19An ecocentric worldview would consider the impact of an action onWhole ecological systems
- 20The concept that stealing jewelry is bad whereas stealing a loaf of bread may not be bad is related to aRelativist ethic
- 21What is the definition of sustainable development?Using resources to satisfy current needs without compromising future availability
- 22If you were to look at a graph of human population from the beginning of human history to the present, what would be apparent about what has happened to the population over the last 500 years?It has grown enormously
- 23What happens if test results support a scientist's hypothesis?Other scientists may try to replicate the results
- 24What is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment?environmental science
- 25an example of a renewable resource?wave energy
- 26renewable resource can be depleted if it is overused?Fresh water
- 27A(n) ______ expresses environmental impact in terms of the cumulative area of land and water required to provide the resources a person consumes.Ecological footprint
- 28_____ is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from the undesirable changes brought about by human actions.Environmentalism
- 29In scientific research, the strongest form of evidence comes from ___________experimentation
- 30Ethics can best be described as ____________.a branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad, right, and wrong
- 31The triple bottom line seeks to combine ________environmental protection, economic well-being, and social equity
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