Chapter 1 Flashcards
It is the first step to saving earth from degradation.
Environmental Awareness
What is the interdisciplinary academic field which studies the components, processes, and impacts on the environment?
Environmental Science
Regulation has a negative impact on the environment, but can also be harnessed to reduce the negative impacts humans have on the environment. True or False?
False. Technology instead of regulation.
What movement aimed at protecting the environment, often through advocacy and activism?
Environmentalism
Environmental Science is a field of study focused on understanding the environment through scientific methods. True or False?
True
Who often engage in advocacy, education, and direct action to influence public policy and behavior?
Environmentalists
In soil degradation, there are four causes which are erosion, pollution, acidification, and ______
drought
What is the world’s largest cobalt supplier where it is estimated that up to a fifth of the production is produced through artisanal manners?
Democratic Republic of Congo
What mineral is used to power electric vehicles (EVs)?
cobalt
Comes with detrimental effects on the environment, including increased algae in the water, destruction of fishing communities, ocean littering as well as extremely high rates of biodiversity.
Overfishing
In agriculture, global food system is responsible for up to ______ of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, of which _____ comes from livestock and fisheries.
1/3, 30%
Once pH levels reach too low, marine organisms such as oysters, their shells and skeleton could even start to dissolve.
Ocean acidification
Seas are now rising an average of 3.2mm per year globally and they will continue to grow up to about 0.7 metres by the end of this century
Melting ice caps and sea level rise
The climate crisis is warming the Arctic more than twice as fast as anywhere else on the planet
Melting ice caps and sea level rise
Today, sea levels are rising more than twice as quickly as they did for most of the 20th century as a result of increasing temperatures on Earth.
Melting ice caps and sea level rise
This is the most polluted area in the world.
South Asia
Which among the 15 BIGGEST problems of 2024 that cuts life expectancy by about 5 years?
Air pollution
In deforestation, the forest size of 300 _____ fields is cut down every hour.
football
By what year that the planet might have only 10% of its forests?
2030
In 1950, the world produced more than 2 million tons of plastic per year. By 2015, this annual production swelled to 419 million tons and exacerbated plastic waste in the environment.
Plastic pollution
more than 500 species of land animals are on the brink of extinction and are likely to be lost within 20 years. without human destruction of nature, the rate of loss would have taken thousands of years.
biodiversity loss
In biodiversity loss, ______ mass extinction of wildlife on Earth is accelerating.
sixth
A third of the food intended for human consumption (around 1.3 billion tons) is wasted. This is enough to feed ___ billion people.
3
___% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food losses and waste
6
according to economists like Nicholas Stern, the climate crisis is a result of ________
multiple market failures
economists and environmentalists have urged policy makers for years to increase the price of activities that emit greenhouse gases.
poor governance
Which stimulates innovations in low-carbon technologies?
carbon taxes
According to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the carbon dioxide mole fraction (ppm) in 1960 is about 320 but in 2020 it rose to 420.
Global warming from fossil fuels
it refers to a situation in which individuals with access to public resources act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource (Garrett Hardin, 1968)
The Tragedy of the Commons
what is a problem in economics that occurs when individuals neglect the well-being of society in the pursuit of personal gain?
the tragedy of the commons
the tragedy of the commons describes the likelihood of a common area being exploited for long-term economic gain. true or false?
false. short-term
it is a region in which organisms and the physical environment form and interacting unit
ecosystem
regulation or policy is necessary to protect resources versus regulation hinders valuable use of resources. true or false?
true
environmental issues are people’s problems, and it occurs because people use natural resources. true or false?
true
what is the only way to resolve conflicts?
to compromise
recognition of the validity of opposing points of view is essential
to compromise
environmental science seeks to find that middle ground
to compromise
It makes activities uncomplicated and makes life easier.
Technology
Give one of the six examples of what technology does to our environment.
Ecosystem destroyed,
Increased use of fuel,
Increased pollution,
Spread of diseases,
Spread of toxic substances,
Depletion of natural resources
help solve environmental concerns (conserve, monitor or reduce the negative impact of technology on the environment) through shift towards a more sustainable, low carbon economy
Renewable energy
IoT (Internet of Things)
Electric vehicles
Direct Air Capture
the GEMS Air monitors the state of the environment in real time at the global, national, and local levels. What GEMS Air stands for?
Global Environment Monitoring System for Air
which provides a detailed look at the state of lakes and rivers in every country on Earth
Freshwater Ecosystem Explorer
methane is a potent greenhouse gas, responsible for at least a quarter of today’s global warming. which company observes methane emissions?
International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO)
The ______, is a free, open-source platform that features data and more than 400 maps highlighting the extent of nature, the effects of climate change, and the scale of human development
United Nations Biodiversity Lab 2.0
Over half of the world population now lives in urban areas, they also account for ___% of global energy consumption (UN-Habitat 2009) and 80% of global _____ emissions
75%, carbon
the current world population in 2023 is
8,123,887,998
the philippine population in 2023 is
119,227,609
“in its broadest sense is the segment of public health that is concerned with assessing, understanding, and controlling the impacts of people on their environment and the impacts of the environment on them”
Environmental Health (Moeller, 2011)
it includes environmental issues such as air pollution, climate change, water sanitation, etc
environmental health
it is usually understood to mean the surrounding conditions that affect people and other organisms
environment
______ concerns about science, nature, health, employment, profits, politics, ethics, etc. for example, air pollution problems may involve several local units of government.
environmental issues
this is a mixture of traditional science, societal values, and political awareness.
environmental science
environmental science must deal with social organizations, politics, economics, ethics, and philosophy. true or false.
true
environmental science consists of three spheres namely culture, technology, and _____
nature
