Apes Ch.1 vocab

Question 1

exponential growth

Answer 1

quantity increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time

Question 2

environmental science

Answer 2

study that integrates info/ideas from natural sciences and social sceience.

Question 3

ecology

Answer 3

studies the relationship btw living organisms n their environment

Question 4

sustainability

Answer 4

the ability of earth’s various systems to survive/adapt to changing envir conditions indefinitely

Question 5

environmentaly sustainable society

Answer 5

society that meets the current n future needs of the ppl for basic resources w/o comprising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

Question 6

developed country

Answer 6

US, canada, japan, austrailia, new zealand, EU. highly industrialized n have higher GDP

Question 7

developing country

Answer 7

Africa, Asia, latin america

Question 8

renewable resources

Answer 8

can b replenished fairly repaidly through natural processses

Question 9

sustainable yield

Answer 9

highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used indefinitely w/o reducing its available supply

Question 10

environmental degradation

Answer 10

available suppply begins to shrink bc we exceed a resource’s natural replacement rate

Question 11

common property

Answer 11

not individually own, available for little/ no charge

Question 12

tragedy of the commons

Answer 12

degradation of renewable common property. if i dont use this, someone else will. what i do is not enough to matter

Question 13

ecological footprint

Answer 13

amt. of biologically productive land/water needed to supply an area w/ resources and to absorb the waste priduced by its usage

Question 14

nonrenewable resources

Answer 14

exist in a fixed quanity in the earth’s crust

Question 15

recycling

Answer 15

turning waste into something new

Question 16

reuse

Answer 16

using the resource again in the same form

Question 17

point source pollution

Answer 17

single, identifiable sources

Question 18

nonpoint source pollution

Answer 18

larger, disperse, dfficult to identify

Question 19

natural capital

Answer 19

matiral resources n natural services that keep us and other species alive n support our econ

Question 20

affluenza

Answer 20

unsustainable addiction to overconsumption/materialism

Question 21

biodiversity

Answer 21

variety of life forms and the places/habitats where they live

Question 22

john muir

Answer 22

perservationist, founded sierra club

proposed creation of national park service

Question 23

theodore roosevelt

Answer 23

golden age of conservation
estanlished fed wildlife refuge
reserves

Question 24

franklin roosevelt

Answer 24

provide jobs n restore envir. ccc

Question 25

rachel carson

Answer 25

silent springs, ddt, pollution

Question 26

aldo leopold

Answer 26

founded wilderness society, professor game management