Unit 1: Sustainability and Ecological Footprint Flashcards

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Five global indicators that monitor natural systems

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Average global surface temperature and CO2 concentration, biological diversity, food production, human population, and resource depletion.

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What requirements must we meet to live sustainably?

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We must not damage environmental systems so much that they cannot recover, not use renewable resources quicker than they can regenerate, and we must used nonrenewable resources conservatively.

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What are basic human needs?

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The things humans need to survive: air, water, food, health, and shelter.

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What does ecological footprint tell us?

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The measure of how much a person consumes shown by how much land it would take to support them.

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