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MODULE 5 Flashcards

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AN ADVOCACY ON HOW TO PRESERVE, RESTORE AND IMPROVE ARE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING THE EARTH SYSTEM AND EARTH PROCESSES

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ENVIRONMENTALISM

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BEING AWARE OR CONSCIOUS OF THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

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RECOGNIZE THAT HER BEHAVIOR AND LIFESTYLE AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS

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ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE PERSON

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A TYPE OF PHILOSOPHICAL DOCTRINE AND IS MORE OF A SOCIAL MOVEMENT

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ENVIRONMENTALISM

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IS THE COMING TOGETHER OF DIFFERENT SCIENCES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. ALSO, IT INVOLVES STUDYING OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND HOW THEY AFFECT SOCIETY

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

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A PERSON WHO BELIEVES OR ENGAGE IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF ENVIRONMENTALISM. ALSO HELP THE PUBLIC IN MAKING MORE INFORMED DECISIONS.

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ENVIRONMENTALISTS

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ARE USUALLY HOLDERS OF BACHELORS DEGREE IN NATURAL SCIENCES SUCH AS BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, BOTANY, ETC.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS

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A TEMPORARY CONDITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHICH CHANGES FROM HOUR TO HOUR OR DAY BY DAY

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WEATHER

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AN AVERAGE OF WEATHER RECORDS OVER A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS WHICH HAPPENS IN A SPECIFIC REGION AS WELL AS ITS VARIATIONS AND EXTREMES OVER MANY YEARS

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CLIMATE

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Natural Causes of Climate Change

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1) Volcanic eruptions cool the climate.
2) Ocean currents distribute heat around the globe.
3) The Earth’s orbit is not fixed – it shifts and wobbles.
4) Solar energy output also changes.

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which implies man-made or something that is caused by humans.

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anthropogenic

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they kind of act like the glass in a greenhouse – trapping the sun’s heat and not allowing it from escaping out. Many of these gases occur naturally, but their concentrations have alarmingly increased in the atmosphere due to human activities (European

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“greenhouse”

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Some of these GHGs are as follows:

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  1. carbon dioxide (CO2)
  2. methane
  3. nitrous oxide
  4. fluorinated gases
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The following are the causes
of the increase CO2 emissions

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  1. Use of fossil fuels.
  2. Deforestation.
  3. Land use change and land conversion.
  4. Livestock farming.
  5. Agriculture.
  6. Fluorinated gases
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the following are the
observed and predicted risks of climate change in the Philippines:

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  1. Temperature Increase.
  2. Rainfall Variations (Increase and Decrease).
  3. Extreme Weather Events.
  4. Sea Level Rise.
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there are several factors that makes
Philippines even more at risk to climate change. These are the following:

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  1. Warmer Waters, Stronger Storms, Sea Level Rise
  2. Lack of Natural Barriers
  3. Disaster Response Needs Improvement
  4. Regularity of Natural Events
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The law seeks to promote environmental awareness through environmental education by mandating the integration of environmental education in school curricula at all levels, whether public or private, including in barangay daycare, preschool, non-
formal, technical vocational, professional level, indigenous learning and out-of-school youth courses or programs.

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Environmental Education Act of 2008 (RA 9512)

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which was aimed to coordinate government programs and policies related to
climate change. The law also developed the National Climate Change Action Plan which provides some guidelines on how to integrate the said Plan into the local development process thereby ensuring that the climate change plans are properly translated into concrete actions at the ground
level

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Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729)

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which transforms our disaster management towards reduction of disaster risk. This transforms the approach from being reactive to being
proactive. The idea is that the impacts of disasters can be reduced when the root causes of the risks are addressed: from response to reduction. The law also seeks to strengthen the people’s
capacity to absorb stress and increase resilience after the disaster event.

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (RA 10121)

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defined as a shortfall in or interruption to the provision of energy supplies

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Energy crisis

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is the world’s demands on the limited natural resources that reused to power industrial society that are diminishing as the demand rises. This is an issue of limited supply since naturally occurring energy sources takes time to replenish and cannot keep up to the continues increase in demand.

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Global Energy Crisis?

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of fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal has caused strains on our natural resources particularly the depletion of these nonrenewable resources.

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Overconsumption

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The continued increase in the world population means continued increase in demand for fuels. The more people in the planet, the more energy is consumed.

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Overpopulation

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Outdated equipment causes energy shortage that may limit or restrict the production of
energy.

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Poor Infrastructure

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There are countries whose renewable energy sources are still unused. These countries
mostly relied on non-renewable energy sources like coal which adds up to the problem in depleting
supply of these nonrenewable energy sources.

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Unexplored Renewable Energy Options

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This delay can be caused by several factors,one of which is the red tape and other political
considerations.

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Delay in Commissioning of Power Plants

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coming from inefficient use of electricity by not switching off unused electric fans, lights, or any gadgets, adds up to the pressure on the depleting energy supply.

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Waste of Energy

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Frequent tripping and breakdown are a result of a poor distribution system. This causes high energy consumption and a lot of wasted energy.

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Poor Distribution System

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pipeline burst and natural calamities like the eruption of
volcanoes, floods, earthquakes can also cause interruptions to energy supplies and damage
energy infrastructures.

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Major Accidents and Natural Calamities

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An example is the 1990 Gulf war when the price of oil reached its peak causing global shortages and created major problems for energy consumers.

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Wars and Attacks

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Other causes like tax hikes, strikes, military coup, political events, severe hot summers or
cold winters can cause a sudden increase in demand for energy and can choke supply.

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Miscellaneous Factors

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The solution with the best potential is the shift to renewable energy sources. This move will lessen the dependence of the world’s population to the non-renewable energy sources. While we lessen the dependence to these non-renewable energy sources,

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Move towards Renewable Resources

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The replacement of traditional bulbs with CFLs and LEDs will result to fewer consumption in watts of electricity and the product is guaranteed to last longer. If majority of people across the globe use LEDs and CFLs for residential and commercial purposes, the
demand for energy can go down which can help avert energy crisis.

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Buy Energy-Efficient Products

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Presetlighting controls, slide lighting, touch dimmers,
integrated lighting controls are few of the lighting controls that can help to conserve energy and reduce overall lighting costs which results to lower energy consumption.

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Lighting Controls

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Opening this option to the public can result to increase of potential energy sources. If
people can be allowed to plug into the grid and get credit for the power they feed into it, then additional power options can be added to the grid for the benefit of everybody as well as the contributor.

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Easier Grid Access

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are now available and can
be used by Engineers, architects,and designers to design the most energy-efficient buildings and
to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

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Energy Simulation

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audit can help you to reduce your carbon footprint, save energy and money, and avoid energy crisis.

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Perform Energy Audit

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invented TCP/IP, which they integrated into the Department of Defense’s ARPANET, and the internet was born.

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In the 1970s, Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf

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PROMOTE THE IDEA OF PERSONAL COMPUTER

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BILL GATES

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Upon its release in 1983 the Apple “____” computer — named for one of its developers daughters was supposed to revolutionize personal computing and the introduction of the much more affordable
“_______” a year later.

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LISA AND MACINTOSH

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was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested the advantage of being able to operate one
computer from another terminal.

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INTERNET

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was developed, in large part, for commercial purposes. Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell
products.

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WORLD WIDE WEB (1990’s)

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was a convenient way to send a message to associates or friends. Messages couldbe sent and received at the convenience of the individual.

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ELECTRONIC MAIL, or EMAIL

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In 1991, the internet changed from simply a _______________________, and became the
world wide web of information that we know of today.

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way to send and receive files

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