ENSC 200 Introductory
Environmental Science – final exam
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, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - --Annual market value of all goods and services
produced by all firms and organizations, foreign and domestic, operating within a
country.
Per Capita GDP - --The GDP divided by the total population at mid year (measures
the changes in a country's standard of living)
Sustainable Yield - --The highest rate that a renewable resource can be used
indefinitely without reducing its available supply
Environmental Degradation - --Process where we exceed a renewable resource's
natural replacement rate and the available size starts to shrink
Per Capita Ecological Footprint - --The amount of biologically productive land and
water needed in a population with the renewable resources they use to absorb or
dispose of wastes from such resource rate
Environmental Impact Three Factor Model - --Population (P) X Consumption per
person (affluence, A) X Technological impact per unit of consumption (T) =
Environmental Impact (I)
4 Principles of Sustainability - --1) Solar energy
2) Biodiversity
3) Nutrient Recycling
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