enviornmental science correct answers an interdisciplinary field of science that integrates natural science and social science
How nature works
How the environment affects us
How we affect the environment
Causes of and solutions to environmental problems
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enviornmental science correct answers an interdisciplinary field of science that integrates natural
science and social science
How nature works
How the environment affects us
How we affect the environment
Causes of and solutions to environmental problems
enviornment correct answers the sum total of all living and nonliving things that affect an
organism
ecology correct answers a biological science that studies the interrelationships between living
organisms and their environments
enviornmentalism correct answers a social movement dedicated to protecting Earth's life-support
systems for humanity and all other species
natural capital correct answers : the combination of natural resources and natural services that
keep humans and other species alive and support our economies
natural resources correct answers air, water, land/soil, biodiversity, minerals (metals, etc.),
renewable and nonrenewable energy
natural services correct answers air and water purification, water storage, soil renewal, nutrient
recycling, food production, conservation of biodiversity, waste treatment, population control,
climate control these are all things Earth does naturally and we depend on
solar capital correct answers energy from the sun
perpetual resources correct answers On a human time scale are continuous.
Solar energy
renewable resources correct answers On a human time scale can be replenished rapidly (e.g.
hours to several decades).
Forests, grasslands, wild animals, soil, water
sustainable yeild correct answers The highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used
indefinitely without reducing its available supply
nonrenewable resources correct answers On a human time scale are in fixed supply.
Oil and natural gas
Become economically depleted when the costs of extracting and using what is left exceed its
economic value
, sustainability correct answers the ability of the earth's various systems to survive and adapt to
changing environmental conditions indefinitely
Includes human cultural systems and economics
trade-offs correct answers example: must replant or protect forests in return for cutting down
trees for paper products
intrinsic values correct answers organisms and natural capital have their own right to exist
4 scientific priciples of sustainability correct answers Reliance on Solar Energy
Biodiversity
Population Control
Nutrient Recycling
enviornmentally sustainable society correct answers meets the basic resource needs of its people
in a just manner without degrading or depleting natural capital
tragedy of the commons correct answers Term coined by biologist Garrett Hardin to describe the
degradation of free-access renewable resources
Occurs when sustainable yield is exceeded
IPAT equation correct answers Impact = Population x Affluence x Technology
Mathematical model to assess impact of different human actions
Can be used to work towards sustainability by identifying key problems and initiating
development of solutions
exponential growth correct answers growth in which a quantity increases at a fixed percentage
per unit time
Starts off slowly, but quickly grows to enormous numbers
Economic growth correct answers an increase in the capacity of a country to provide people with
goods and services
Measured by the gross domestic product
gross domestic product (GDP) correct answers annual value of all goods and services produced
within a country
Economic development uses economic growth to improve living standards
Gross national product (GNP) correct answers the value of all goods and services produced by a
country in one year from all national and international business
Per capita: divided by among the population
Flaw in that it assumes everyone has an equal share Changes in economic growth measured in
per capita GDP (per person)
Affluenza correct answers unsustainable addiction to overconsumption and materialism
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