Intro Global Change Flashcards
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Environment
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The complete range of external conditions, physical and biotic, of where an organism lives
1
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Global Change
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Human induced transformation of the global environment
2
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Global issues
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Global, large scale problems that are persistent and complex - require meaningful solutions based on interdisciplinary knowledge
3
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Examples of global issues
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- Climate crisis
- Energy crisis
- Population explosion
- World hunger
- Ozone layer depletion
- Global ineqaulity
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Institution
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Elemental structures required for the functioning of society
- governance, law
- rules of economy/work
- structure of education
- role of arts in society
