Definitions Flashcards
ECOSYSTEMS
A community of interdependent species and their environment,
BIOSPHERE
THE PLACE ON EARTHS SURFACE WHERE LIFE DWELLS
NATURE
THE LIVING THINGS THE ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PROCESSES THAT WE FORM , AND THE PLACES IN WHICH WE FIND THESE ECOSYSTEMS AND PROCESSES WE FIND THEM
MOTHERNATURE
IS THE TERM WHEN REFERRING TO THE EARTHS BIOSPHERE, WHICH IS ALL LIVING THINGS ON EARTH ALSO THE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO LIVING THINGS. MOTHER MEANS TO TAKE CARE FOR FOR EVERYTHING AND ITS SELF
URBAN BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
IS TO REFER TO ‘UNNATURAL’, THESE ENVIRONMENTS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED BY HUMANS - THESE CITIES ARE IN CITIES OR TOWNS
WILDERNESS
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS BIG, REMOTE AND UNTOUCHED, OR RELATIVELY UNTOUCHED BY HUMANS
PROTECTED AREAS
PROTECTED AREAS ARE THE LAND IN WHICH THE PROCESS OF PROTECTING, PRESERVING AND MANAGING ODE
MOTIVATIONS
THE DRIVING FORCE OR REASONING BEHIND A PERSONS DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING. WANTING TO ACHIEVE A PARTICULAR TASK OR DREAM
RISK
IS THE POTENTIAL TO LOOSE SOMETHING THAT YOU VALUE, VERSUS THE POSSIBILITY OF GAINING SOMETHING YOU VALUE
ABSOLUTE RISK
WORST CASE SCENARIO : YOU DO SOMETHING WITH THE UPPERMOST LIMIT OF RISK - HAVING NO AID SUCH AS HELMETS, HARNESS
REAL RISK
THE AMOUNT OF RISK THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS AT THE TIME, HAVING PROTECTION AND AID THEN REGARDING THE SAFTEY ISSUE
PERCIEVED RISK
THE INDIVIDUALS SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE REAL TASK PRESENT AT ANY TIME, ASSESSING RISK
MINIMAL IMPACT
IS VISITING OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND LEAVING NO IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, LEAVING THE ENVIRONMENT AS YOU FOUND IT. KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENTS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
IS LEARNING HANDS ON , GETTING INVOLVED AND LEARNING FROM THE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND BASING YOUR IDEAS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON YOUR EXPERIENCE
SUSTAINABILITY
the ongoing capacity of earth to maintain all life
