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MID Flashcards

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immensely leads to multiple issues including threats brought about by egregious human activities that eventually destroy the environment.

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Globalization

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has been integrated in the Philippine Education System to raise awareness among the youth in taking care of the environment to maintain quality living condition of the entire nation.

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Environmental Education

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is a process aimed at developing a world population that is aware of and concerned about the total environment and its associated problems and which has the knowledge.

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Environmental education

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is a process that allows individuals to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving, and take action to improve the environment.

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Environmental education

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does not advocate a particular viewpoint or course of action.

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Environmental education

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teaches individuals how to weigh various sides of an issue through critical thinking and it enhances their own problem-solving and decision-making skills.

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Environmental education

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backbone of our country’s economy since most Filipinos depend on farming.

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Agricultural Ecosystem

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Philippines has some of the richest and most diverse coral reefs in the world.

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Coral Reef Ecosystem

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Water is life. All loving creatures depend on it. Clean water means a clean ecosystem.

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Freshwater Ecosystem

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Productivity means efficient use of the natural resources or materials available in the system without external inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, artificial light, etc.) and without leaving behind any harmful effects.

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Forest Ecosystem

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prevent flooding. Absorbed water from existing trees supplies water to the creeks and streams so that they never run dry.

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Forest Ecosystem

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people-induced ecosystems. Usually occurring in the circumference of other ecosystems, these are converted systems of forests, cropland, and coastal areas.

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Marginal Ecosystem

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in salty water and muddy portions of the coastline where the freshwater from rivers and saline water from seas meet.

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Mangrove Ecosystem

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called the meadows of the sea.

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Seagrass Ecosystem

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source of food for plant- eating animals such as sea cows or dugong, sea urchins, turtles, and other fishes

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Seagrass Ecosystem

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This ecosystem is found in the open seas beyond light penetration from a depth of 50 meters up to more than 10,000 meters deep.

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Softbottom Ecosystem

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refers to the loci of human activities.

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Urban Ecosystem

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defined as the altercation of our surroundings, wholly or largely as a product of man’s actions, through direct or indirect effects of changes in every pattern of chemical and physical constituent of organisms.

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POLLUTION

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  • can be solids, liquids, or gases.
  • are everywhere in the air, in water says, and in soil.
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Pollutants

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defined as physical and chemical altercation of the properties of air, which is harmful to human health, vegetation, and animals.

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Air pollution

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type of pollution derived from the mixture or collection of additional loads of chemicals produced by natural components of the atmosphere, thereby, producing harmful effects to living systems.

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Outdoor pollution

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is a type of pollution derived from the accumulation or build-up of chemicals inside the office, building, houses, school, commercial store and are harmful to health.

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Indoor air pollution

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indeed a significant risk factor for human health conditions, causing allergies, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as lung damage.

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Air pollution

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involves preventing a problem before it occurs, or at least limiting the effects the process will produce.

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Input control

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l seeks to fix the problems caused by air pollution. This means cleaning up an area that has been damaged by pollution.

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Output control

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The most basic solution for air pollution is to move away from fossil fuels, replacing them with alternative energies like solar, wind and geothermal.

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Renewable fuel and clean energy production

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Producing clean energy is crucial But equally important is to reduce our consumption of energy by adopting responsible habits and using more efficient devices

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Energy conservation and efficiency

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Shifting to electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles, and promoting shared mobility (ie carpooling, and public transports) could reduce air pollution.

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Eco-friendly transportation

29
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aims to create environmentally responsible and resource-efficient structures to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Green building

30
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is a milestone to provide comprehensive and integrated policy for air quality management.

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“Clean Air Act” in 1999

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had been set in the law to protect health, safety, and the general welfare.

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The National Ambient Air Quality Values

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otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act

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Republic Act No. 8749

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Known as a “universal solvent, water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid on earth.

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WATER POLLUTION

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occurs when harmful substances, often chemicals or microorganisms contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment

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Water pollution

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Causes of water pollution

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  1. Industrial Waste
  2. Sewage and Wastewater
  3. Mining Activities
  4. Marine Dumping
  5. Accidental Oil Leakage
  6. The burning of fossil fuels
  7. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides
  8. Leakage from Sewer Lines
  9. Global Warming
  10. Radioactive Waste
  11. Urban Development
  12. Leakage from the Landfills
  13. Animal Waste
  14. Underground Storage Leakage
  15. Eutrophication
  16. Acid Rain
36
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The State shall pursue a policy of economic growth in a manner consistent with the protection, preservation, and revival of the quality of our fresh, brackish, and marine waters.

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Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

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Garbage arising from human or animal activities, that is abandoned as unwanted and useless is referred as solid waste.

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SOLID WASTE/LAND POLLUTION

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refers to the presence of any solid waste in the land that is hazardous to the health of human beings, animals, and other living organisms.

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Land pollution

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Types of solid wastes

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Industrial process

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