ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINAL

Question 1

• STABILIZE HUMAN POP *PREVENT POLLUTION *RESTORE DEGRADED ENVIRONS *PROTECT NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS *EDUCATE CHILDREN & ADULTS *PREVENT & REDUCE WASTE *ERADICATE HUNGER & POVERTY **THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF _______.

Answer 1

SUSTAINABILITY TO FOCUS ON

Question 2

People in highly developed countries consume more resources per person than people in _______.

Answer 2

developing countries

Question 3

Fossil fuels & Finite supply that took millions of years to form are examples of _____.

Answer 3

Nonrenewable resources​

Question 4

Trees, soil, water​, Potentially replaced by natural processes ARE _____ RESOURCES

Answer 4

Renewable resources​

Question 5

The Father of Ecology _____

Answer 5

Ernst Haeckel

Question 6

*The study of the interactions of organisms and their abiotic envionment. * Biotic and abiotic * Linked to geology, chemistry and physics is _____.

Answer 6

What is Ecology

Question 7

*Low-income communities *minorities are more likely to be in polluted areas,and near landfills, toxic waste facilities, etc. *Tend to have lower access to health care * Rights of the poor & disenfranchised vs. the rights of the rich & powerful. THESE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THE RIGHTS OF EVERY CITIZEN TO PROTECTION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. THIS IS DEFINED AS _____.

Answer 7

Environmental Justice

Question 8

*Links social and environmental ethics *Low income communities likely to have chemical plants and hazardous facilities *Higher exposure to environmental pollutants *Less access to health care THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF _____.

Answer 8

Eco-justice

Question 9

_____ help us make sense of the world and determine right from wrong behaviors *Not necessarily compatible with environmental sustainability *Based on how the environment works and our place in it *Western and deep ecology worldviews are two opposite and extreme environmental worldviews

Answer 9

Environmental worldviews

Question 10

________ is *Based on human superiority over nature *Unrestricted use of natural resources *Consistent with frontier attitude *Valued for how useful they are to people *Anthropocentric

Answer 10

Western Worldview

Question 11

_____ is *Based on harmony with and respect for nature *All living things have equal worth * Organisms have intrinsic value * Value not based on goods & services *Biocentric *Humans have an obligation to all other organisms * We are connected to nature *Curb human population

Answer 11

Deep ecology worldview

Question 12

• GLOBALLY, 1 IN 4 PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY *FERTILITY RATE 1.7 IN HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY VS. 4.5 IN UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Answer 12

OVER POPULATION

Question 13

_____ COUNTRIES HAVE COMPLEX INDUSTRIALIZED BASES; LOW POPULATION GROWTH RATE AND HIGH PER PERSON INCOMES

Answer 13

HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Question 14

AS A RULE, _____ COUNTRIES EXPORT THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES TO _____ DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Answer 14

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES / HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Question 15

A LARGER POPULATION CONSUMES (MORE/LESS) RESOURCES AND CAUSES (MORE/LESS) ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THAN A SMALLER POPULATION

Answer 15

MORE & MORE

Question 16

CONSUMPTION IS BASED ON ECONOMIC STATUS, CULTURE AND OTHER ____ AND ____ FACTORS.

Answer 16

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL

Question 17

*AFFLUENT LIFESTYLE LEADS TO USING MORE RESOURCES *POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ARE EXAMPLES OF _____.

Answer 17

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION

Question 18

*A BALANCE BETWEEN IMPROVING QULITY OF LIFE WHILE REDUCING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION ARE EXAMPLES OF _____.

Answer 18

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION

Question 19

QUALITY OF LIFE EQUALS AMOUNT OF MATERIAL GOODS IS KNOWN AS _____.

Answer 19

VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY

Question 20

_____ IS THE AMOUNT OF LAND AND WATER NEEDED TO PROVIDE ENERGY, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION PER PERSON.

Answer 20

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

Question 21

HOW MANY EARTHS DO WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT CONSUMPTION?

Answer 21

1.5

Question 22

RIVER BENDS ARE CALLED ____ AND FORM AS THE RIVER BEGINS AT THE _____.

Answer 22

MEANDERS / SOURCE

Question 23

The ___ is the relatively flat area on either side of the river that is subject to flooding.

Answer 23

floodplain

Question 24

The ____ is the fertile low-lying plain at the river’s mouth.

Answer 24

Delta

Question 25

____ ecosystem services include wildlife habitat, flood mitigation, ground water recharge, and filtration of ground water. These are important environmental benefits i.e. clean air, clean water, and fertile soil.

Answer 25

Freshwater Wetlands

Question 26

_____ are threatened by pollution, development and agriculture.

Answer 26

Wetlands