Chapter 1 Flashcards
Environmental science is interdisciplinary that covers:
Social Sciences
Humanities
Natural Sciences
The primary cause of world hunger is?
A) Inadequate food production
B) Inequitable food distribution
Inequitable food distribution
What is environmental science?
The systematic study of the environment and our proper place in it.
The World bank estimates that more than 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty, earning about..?
1$ US dollar a day
T or F? Most people in the world live in countries with low to moderate income
True
A) What percentage of the population globally is the U.S.?
B) What percentage of oil production do we consume?
A) 4.4%
B) 25%
What percentage of toxic waste does the United Stated generate?
50% of all toxic waste.
Why do many ecologist view the continual growth as impossible?
Many ecologists view continual growth as impossible because of limits imposed by nonrenewable resources and the capacity of the biosphere to absorb wastes.
Define sustainable development
Meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Define the following terms:
- Environmental Ethics
- Environmental Justice
- Environmental Racism
- Toxic Colonialism
- : Environmental ethics deals with our moral obligations to the world around us.
- Environmental justice combines civil rights with environmental protection to demand a safe and healthy environment for everyone. Especially minorities, who in the U.S. and globally may be subjected to a disproportionate amount of environmental health risks in their neighborhoods and work places.
- Is an inequitable distribution of environmental hazards based on race.
- Toxic colonialism is the practice of targeting poor communities or communities of color in developing nations as waste disposal areas
Who are indigenous people and why are they important to the environment and to the Earth?
They are often the least powerful, most neglected people in the world
Indigenous homelands may harbor vast percentage of world’s biodiversity. Recognizing native land rights and political rights may often be a solid ecological safeguard as indigenous people have a rich knowledge of local habitats.
What is Pragmatic Utilitarian Conservation?
Pragmatic Utilitarian Conservation is the idea that we should preserve nature for the greatest good, for the greatest number, for the longest time. –Gifford Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt’s environmental advisor.
What is Biocentric Preservation?
The idea that nature deserves to exist for it’s own sake - regardless of degree of usefulness to humans. -John Muir, president of the Sierra club. Opposed Pinchot’s view.
T of F? Per capita energy use is greater in the U.S. than in China.
True.
For an increasing number of environmental issues, the difficulty is not to identify remedies, but to what?
Make the remedies more socially, economically, and politically acceptable.
