Quiz 1 Environmental Problems their causes and sustainability Flashcards
What is the group of organisms in a define geographic area (terrestrial or marine) that interact with each other and their environment?
A. Ecosystem
B.Ecology
C.Ecotourism
Ecosystem
what is the social movement dedicated to protecting the earth’s life support system for us and for other species
A. Environmentalism
B.Humanism
C.Economics
Environmentalism
if you are interested in the of the interactions between organisms and between organisms and their environment you must deal with science
____?
A. Ecology
B.Energetic
C.Ecommunism
D.Economics
Ecology
Sustainability is defined as the ability of the __ and__to survive, flourish, and adapt together to a constantly changing environments over a long period of time
A. Human being; environment
B. Ecocsystem; hUman cultural system
c.Ecosystem; Human Being
Ecosystem; Human cultural system
what resources is/are perpetual resources
A. Solar energy and wind
B.Fresh air
C.Wind
D.Solar energy
Solar energy and wind
Natural capital consist of __ an ecological services
Natural resources
The tragedy of the commons refers to the overuse of ___
Common property or free access resources
an ecological footprint is __
the amount of biologically productive land and water needed to support each person
nonfirenewable resources
Can be exhausted within dozens or hundreds of years and are renewable, but only over millions of billions of year
An/a __ occurs, when the __ is larger than the biological capacity to replenish resources and absorb wastes/pollution
Ecological deficit; ecological footprint
considered as nonfirenewable resources
Metallic minerals
Non fipoint pollution resources
Are disperses and difficult to identify
it is not one of the five basic causes of environmental
Public policsy
three factors affecting the environmental impact of the population in developing and developed countries are:
Population times, affluence times, technology impact
an example of environmentally sustainable economic development is
pollution prevention
it is NOT a beneficial environmental affects of affluence
High levels of consumption
what is the environmental worldview that includes the planetary management worldview, hold thats humans are separate from and on charge of nature and that we can manage the earth mostly for our benefit, into the distant future?
Human-centered environmental worldview
the __ schooled by naturalist John muir, wanted wilderness areas on some public lands to be left untouched
Preservationist
Meeting the needs and aspiration of the people without compromising the ability of the future generations
Sustainable development
it does not represent an aspect of an environmentally sustainablke society
Soil erosion
