Chapter 1 pt.2

Question 1

the human use of materials and energy

Answer 1

consumption

Question 2

consumption is both an ___________ and _______ act

Answer 2

economic

social

Question 3

consumptions differs by _________, __________, and _______

Answer 3

location
lifestyle
choice

Question 4

People in ______ __________ countries are big consumers

Answer 4

Highly Developed

Question 5

People in Highly Developed countries are big __________

Answer 5

consumers

Question 6

true or false: renewable resources are usually only potentially renewable

Answer 6

true

Question 7

Unsustainable consumption can occur two ways?

Answer 7

1. overpopulation

2. overconsumption

Question 8

what are the effects of unsustainable concumption?

Answer 8

pollution, environemntal degradation, and resource depletion

Question 9

unsustainable consumption occurs when the level of demand of resources _________ or ________ the resource enough to reduce the ________ of life for future ____________

Answer 9

damages
depletes
quality
generations

Question 10

Highly developed countries represent less than ____% of the world’s population, yet they consume significantly more than ____ of its resources

Answer 10

20%

half

Question 11

Highly developed countries generate ____% of the world’s pollution and waste

Answer 11

75%

Question 12

Highly developed countries generate 75% of the world’s ________ and ______

Answer 12

pollution

waste

Question 13

Highly Developed countries uses ___% of the world’s freshwater, consumes ___% of meat eaten, and uses ____% of world’s energy

Answer 13

42%
61%
68%

Question 14

Who developed the concept of ecological footprint?

Answer 14

Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees

Question 15

Mark Wackernagel and William Rees were ___________ scientists

Answer 15

environmental

Question 16

the average amount of land, water, and ocean required to provide that person with all the resources they consume

Answer 16

ecological footprint

Question 17

Who wrote “The Living Planet Report 2010”?

Answer 17

Marthis Wackernagel & William Rees

Question 18

Marthis Wackernagel & William Rees wrote “____ _______ _______ ______ _____”.

Answer 18

“The Living Planet Report 2010”

Question 19

What are the three factors most important in determining enviornmental impact?

Answer 19

1. the number of people
2. affluence
3. the environmental effects fo the technologies used to obtain and consume the resources

Question 20

What does the IPAT Model stand fo?

Answer 20

I- environemntal impact
P- # of people
A- affluence
T- tech used to obtain and consume the resources

Question 21

What is the IPAT formula?

Answer 21

I=PAT

Question 22

Who proposed the IPAT model?And When?

Answer 22

Paul Ehrlich
John Holdren
1970’s

Question 23

Paul Ehrlich was a ___________, and John Holdren was a __________

Answer 23

biologist

physicist

Question 24

the IPAT Model helps identify what we don’t know or understnad about ___________ and its environmental ________

Answer 24

consumption

impact

Question 25

a representation of a system; describs the system as it exists and predicts how changes in onen part of the system will affect the rest of the system

Answer 25

model

Question 26

When is Earth overshoot day in 2015?

Answer 26

August 13

Question 27

From Earth overshoot day forward for the year, we are

operating on an ___________ ________

Answer 27

ecological deficit

Question 28

Earth overshoot day:
◦ In 1993: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_
◦ In 2003: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_
◦ In 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_
◦ Last year (2014):  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_

Answer 28

October 21
September 22
August 20
August 19

Question 29

Our ultimate goal should be to reduce ____________

Answer 29

consumption

Question 30

the ability to meet current human economic and social needs without compromising the ability of the environemtn to support future generations

Answer 30

sustainability

Question 31

our actions can affect the health and well-being of natural ____________, including all living things

Answer 31

ecosystems

Question 32

sustainability requires a concerted and coordinated effort of people on a _______ scale

Answer 32

global

Question 33

sustainability requires a ________ and ___________ effort of people on a global scale

Answer 33

concerted

coordinated

Question 34

In order to achieve environmental sustainability you need to understand:
1.
2.
3.

Answer 34

1. The effects/costs of our actions on the health of ecosystems
2.  Earth’s resources are not infinite
3. Shared responsibility for sustainability