Chapter 14; Environmental Sociology

Question 1

demography

Answer 1

the study of human population

Question 2

ecological footprint

Answer 2

estimate for the total area of land and water systems the human population needs in order to produce the resources it consumes and assimilate its waste

Question 3

ecological overshoot

Answer 3

our ecological footprint has outgrown the earth’s human carrying capacity, current 1.5 planets

Question 4

population checks

Answer 4

war, famine, disease, natural disasters are needed to prevent the population form exceeding the human carrying capacity

Question 5

preindustrial stage

Answer 5

high birth/death rates
low total population

Question 6

early indutrial stage

Answer 6

decreased death rate
high birth rate
large increase in total population

Question 7

industrial stage

Answer 7

stable death rate
decreased birth rate
slight increase in total population

Question 8

postindustrial stage

Answer 8

stable death rate
decreased birth rate
0 population growth/negative population growth

Question 9

what countries are in the postindustrial stage

Answer 9

Germany, Denmark, Belgium

Question 10

overconsumption

Answer 10

consumption rates that exceed sustainability

Question 11

disposable society

Answer 11

tendency to be overloaded with material culture and the use of those material items for short periods before replacing them

Question 12

how much waste does Canada create as a disposable society

Answer 12

34 million tonnes

Question 13

greenwashing

Answer 13

misleading of consumers regarding environmental practices of a company, marketed as “green” or “environmentally friendly”