ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINAL Flashcards
- STABILIZE HUMAN POP *PREVENT POLLUTION *RESTORE DEGRADED ENVIRONS *PROTECT NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS *EDUCATE CHILDREN & ADULTS *PREVENT & REDUCE WASTE *ERADICATE HUNGER & POVERTY **THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF _______.
SUSTAINABILITY TO FOCUS ON
People in highly developed countries consume more resources per person than people in _______.
developing countries
Fossil fuels & Finite supply that took millions of years to form are examples of _____.
Nonrenewable resources
Trees, soil, water, Potentially replaced by natural processes ARE _____ RESOURCES
Renewable resources
The Father of Ecology _____
Ernst Haeckel
*The study of the interactions of organisms and their abiotic envionment. * Biotic and abiotic * Linked to geology, chemistry and physics is _____.
What is Ecology
*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 _____.
Environmental Justice
*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 _____.
Eco-justice
_____ 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
Environmental worldviews
________ 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
Western Worldview
_____ 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
Deep ecology worldview
- GLOBALLY, 1 IN 4 PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY *FERTILITY RATE 1.7 IN HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY VS. 4.5 IN UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
OVER POPULATION
_____ COUNTRIES HAVE COMPLEX INDUSTRIALIZED BASES; LOW POPULATION GROWTH RATE AND HIGH PER PERSON INCOMES
HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
AS A RULE, _____ COUNTRIES EXPORT THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES TO _____ DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES / HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
A LARGER POPULATION CONSUMES (MORE/LESS) RESOURCES AND CAUSES (MORE/LESS) ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THAN A SMALLER POPULATION
MORE & MORE
CONSUMPTION IS BASED ON ECONOMIC STATUS, CULTURE AND OTHER ____ AND ____ FACTORS.
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL
*AFFLUENT LIFESTYLE LEADS TO USING MORE RESOURCES *POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ARE EXAMPLES OF _____.
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
*A BALANCE BETWEEN IMPROVING QULITY OF LIFE WHILE REDUCING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION ARE EXAMPLES OF _____.
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
QUALITY OF LIFE EQUALS AMOUNT OF MATERIAL GOODS IS KNOWN AS _____.
VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY
_____ IS THE AMOUNT OF LAND AND WATER NEEDED TO PROVIDE ENERGY, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION PER PERSON.
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
HOW MANY EARTHS DO WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT CONSUMPTION?
1.5
RIVER BENDS ARE CALLED ____ AND FORM AS THE RIVER BEGINS AT THE _____.
MEANDERS / SOURCE
The ___ is the relatively flat area on either side of the river that is subject to flooding.
floodplain
The ____ is the fertile low-lying plain at the river’s mouth.
Delta
____ 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.
Freshwater Wetlands
_____ are threatened by pollution, development and agriculture.
Wetlands
