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Lecture 1: Anthropocene
Anthropocene,
Geologic time ____ timewhat is th...,
How old is the earth aprox
38  cards
Lecture 2: Human Population Growth
What is the approx world population,
What are the top 3 largest countr...,
Population
31  cards
Lecture 3: Non-renewable resources
Resource,
Renewable resources give examples,
Non renewable resources give exam...
50  cards
Lecture 4: Renewable Resources
Renewable resources,
To be renewable must be capable o...,
T f all water is a renewable reso...
31  cards
Lecture 5: Pollutants and Risk Assessment
Environmental stressor,
Disturbance,
Pollution
42  cards
Lecture 6: Air Pollution
T fpollutants can be from natural...,
Primary pollutants,
Secondary pollutants
31  cards
Lecture 7: Detecting Pollutants & Their Impacts
What is paleoecology how is it us...,
The concept of uniformitarianism,
Analogy
24  cards
Science Communication (Guest Lecture)
Order these steps of communicatin...,
What are 5 factors to consider wh...,
How many key messages should you ...
6  cards
Valuing Ecosystems
Describe neoclassical economics,
What are 4 assumptions of the neo...,
Tragedy of the commons the traged...
29  cards
Guest Lecture: CPAWS
Biodiversity crisis,
Landscape disturbances in alberta...,
Alberta is unique because it has ...
10  cards
Climate Change
Climate change give an example,
Global warming,
Explain the positive feedback loo...
51  cards
Acidification
_____ _____ the settling of depos...,
Acid deposition includes list 4,
Acid deposition is mostly caused ...
41  cards
Eutrophication
Eutrophication is the process of ...,
What is eutrophication excessive ...,
What s the 1 symptom of eutrophic...
41  cards
Pigeon Lake Eutrophication
Why is it hard for nutrients to l...,
Watershed,
Why was the proposed cattle feedl...
6  cards
Organic Contaminants (Pesticides)
Pest,
Weed,
T fcategorization of organisms in...
36  cards
Alternative Forms of Energy
Clean energy,
Green energy,
Renewable energy
50  cards
Nuclear Power
What are 4 major sources of publi...,
Radiation exposure can damage dna...,
Risks from radiation sickness bra...
47  cards
Oil Spills
We transport a lot of fuel such a...,
T foil and petroleum are used int...,
Most of canada s oil is transport...
39  cards
Heavy Metals
The 2 heavy metals of greatest co...,
What are 3 problems associated wi...,
Facts about mercury extremely ___...
30  cards
Waste Management
What does the waste pyramid look ...,
T fwealthy countries have the hig...,
The most effective way to reduce ...
35  cards
Pharmaceutical Pollution
What are the 3 steps in detecting...,
What are 4 commonly detected phar...,
Endocrine disruptors
32  cards
Plastic Pollution
The largest market of plastic is ...,
What are plastics made of,
The country producing the most pl...
29  cards

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