INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Flashcards

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who said that the world’s problems stemmed from the pressure of population on natural
resources and viewed all the worlds problems as a proof that human
population was pressing on natural resources (Merchant, 2022).

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Thomas Robert Malthus

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derived from a French word ‘environner’ which means to encircle
or to surround

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environment

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3
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Super Typhoon Haiyan that affected around 16 million people in the Philippines

A

Yolanda

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4
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Silent Spring by

A

Rachel Carson (1962)

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5
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DDT

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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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6
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Alerted Americans to the negative environment effects of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(DDT), a potent insecticides that had been used in American agriculture starting in World War
II.

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Silent Spring

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7
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Led to the establishment of presidential advisory panel on pesticides

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Silent Spring

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8
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Tragedy of the Commons

A

Garrett Hardin (1968)

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9
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An economic and environmental sciences problem where individuals have access to a shared
resources and act to their own interest, at the expense of other individual.

Addresses the growing concern of overpopulation.

Describes a situation where shared environmental resources are overused, and exploited, and
eventually depleted, posing risk to everyone involved.

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Tragedy of the Commons

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10
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-when did Environmentalism became mass social movement

-the year of Clean Air act, Pesticide Control Act Safe Drinking Water act, Federal Pollution Control Act
Amendments, Toxic Substance Control act and Endangered species act

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1960 - 1970

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First Earth Day was organized on ___ to focus the public’s attention on threats to
the environment.

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April 22, 1970

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12
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-Superfund Act
-Montreal Protocol
-Kyoto Protocol

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1980 - 1990

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13
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Establish federal “Superfund” money for the cleanup of contaminated waste sites and
spills.

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Superfund Act

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14
Q

United States joined 139 other nation to sign the ___ on substances that
depletes the ozone layer.

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Montreal Protocol

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15
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International treaty that focuses on the reduction of greenhouse gases that causes global
warming.

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Kyoto Protocol

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16
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MDG

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Millenium Development Goals

17
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Focuses on the reduction of poverty, improve health and promote peace, human rights
gender equality and environment sustainability.

A

Millenium Development Goals (MDG)

18
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SDG

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Sustainable Development Goals

19
Q

How many goals does Millenium Development Goals (MDG) have

20
Q

How many goals does Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have

21
Q

oikos means

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in the house

22
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logos means

23
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Study of organisms and the environment interacting with one another (Doria et al., 2019).

24
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This includes the changes that chemical make in the environment (Doria et al., 2019).

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Scientific discipline that focuses on determination of how environmental factors affect biological and physical processes in agricultural and natural ecosystems (Environmental Physics, n.d.).
Physics
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•Study that deals with human behaviour in its social and cultural aspects. •Includes the study of the relationship between individuals in their context within society – and its application to our understanding of environmental issues (Nature Portfolio, n.d.)
Social Sciences