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Environmental Awareness Flashcards

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the ability to understand the fragility of the environment and the importance of protecting it

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Environmental Awareness

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the ideology that evokes the necessity and responsibility of humans to respect, protect and care for the natural world from the threat of man-made afflictions

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Environmentalism

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Any substance found in the air at sufficient concentrations that could potentially harm humans, vegetation, or material; Anything in the air that is harmful to our health or to our surroundings

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Air Pollution

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EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION:

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lung cancer
arsenic poisoning
circulatory skin problems
lead poisoning
lowered lead levels

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Gasses in the lower atmosphere absorb the heat coming from the Earth and the sun but prevent it from escaping to outer space

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Greenhouse effect

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Gasses that contribute to the Greenhouse Effect:

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs)
Ozone Gas (O3)

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refers to increased average temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface

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Global Warming

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caused by an increase of the amount of heat being received from the sun

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Global Warming

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the “average weather” of a place or the patterns of temperature, rain, humidity, wind, and seasons

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climate biatch

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shapes ecosystems and human economies

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Climate Pattern

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IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE:

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  • change in weather patterns
  • stronger storms
  • damaged corals
  • rising sea levels
  • more heat waves
  • changes in animal migration patterns
  • warmer oceans
  • changes in plant life cycles
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progressing faster than any rate seen within the last 2,000 years

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Climate change

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Climate changes effectes:

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  • High or Low temperatures
  • Abnormal sign of Precipitation
  • Sea level rise
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Potential Impacts of Climate change to?

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  • Health
  • Agriculture
  • Forests
  • Water Resources
  • Coastal Areas
  • Natural Areas
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Potential impacts of climate change to health:

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  • Weather-Related Mortality
  • Infectious Disease
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Potential Impacts of climate change to Agriculture:

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  • Cropped yields
  • More irrigation demands
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Potential Impacts of climate change to Forests:

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  • Changes the composition
  • Geographic ranges
  • Health and productivity (to human)
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Potential Impacts of climate change to Water Resources:

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  • Water supply
  • Water quality
  • Competition of water (agawan)
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Potential Impacts of climate change to Coastal areas:

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  • Erosion of Beaches
  • Inundation of coastal lands (abundance of people to coastal lands)
  • Costs to protect communities
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Potential Impacts of climate change to Natural areas:

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  • Loss of habitat and species
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total amount of greenhouse gasses produced to support human activities whether directly or indirectly; usually expressed in equivalent tons of CO2

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Carbon Footprints

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it is the sum of all emissions of CO2 induced by your day to day activities in a given time frame

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Carbon Footprint

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destruction of ozone molecules by CFCs, chlorine gasses, and bromine gasses

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Ozone Depletion

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chemicals that destroy ozone molecules once they come into direct contact

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Ozone-depleting substances

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chemicals that destroy ozone molecules once they come into direct contact

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Ozone-depleting substances

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contamination of bodies of water that lead to the reduction of clean and drinkable water for all organisms

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Water pollution

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urban cities produce some of the highest concentrations of solid waste in a short amount of time amongst all other locations in the world

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Accumulation of solid waste

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refers to the decrease in variety of organisms on the planet due to threats of climate change which cause endangerment and extinction

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Loss of biodiversity

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type of development that meets the needs of the present generation without sabotaging and compromising the ability of the future generations to cope with their own issues

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Sustainable development

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The Four R’s:

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover

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