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APES Chapter 1-6 Questions and Answers common pool resources those parts of our environment available to everyone but for which no single individual has responsibility. (tragedy of the commons) consumption overpopulation each individual in a population consumes too large a share of the r...

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APES Chapter 1-6 Questions and
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common pool resources - answer those parts of our environment available to
everyone but for which no single individual has responsibility.
(tragedy of the commons)

consumption overpopulation - answer each individual in a population consumes too
large a share of the resources.
- common problem in many highly developed countries

Environmental science - answer interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with
the living and nonliving parts of our environment

environmental sustainability - answer the ability to meet current human needs for
natural resources without compromising the needs of future generations

highly developed countries - answer complex industrialized bases, low population
growth, high per capita incomes
- ex: US, Canada

less developed countries (ldc) - answer low level of industrialization, very high fertility
rate, high infant mortality rate, low per capita income
- ex: Bangladesh

IPAT model - answer measures of 3 factors that affect environmental impact
I (Environmental impact) = P (# of people) x A (affluence per person) x T (environmental
effect of technologies)

moderately developed countries - answer developing Countries with a medium level
of industrialization and average per capital incomes that are lower than those of highly
developed countries.

people overpopulation - answer too many people in a given geographic area, this is
a problem in many developing nations.

poverty - answer A condition in which people cannot meet their basic needs for
adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, or health.

scientific method - answer The way a scientist approaches a problem using
formulating a hypothesis and then testing it by a means of an experiment.

, sustainable development - answer Economic development that meets the needs of
the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.

earths systems - answer most of earth's systems are in dynamic equilibrium or
steady state

negative feedback - answer change that triggers a response that counteracts the
changed condition

positive feedback - answer change that triggers a response that intensifies the
changing conditions

biocentric preservationist - answer a philosophy that emphasizes the fundamental
right of living organisms to exist and to pursue their own goods

deep ecology worldview - answer all species have an equal worth to humans

environmental ethics - answer field of ethics that considers the moral basis of
environmental responsibility

environmental impact statement (EIS) - answer focuses on how a project could harm
the environment.
- How will it impact wildlife habitat?
- How will landscape be altered?
- How will stream flow rates change?
- How will air quality be affected?
- How will increased soil erosion impact water quality?
- Will it harm any endangered species?

environmental justice - answer the right of every citizen regardless or age, race,
gender, social class or other factors to adequate protection from environmental hazards

environmental worldview - answer how people think the world works, what they think
their role in the world should be, and what they believe is right and wrong environmental
behavior (environmental ethics).

externality - answer In economics, the effects (usually negative) of a firm that does
not have to pay all the costs associated with its production

rational actor model - answer In economics, the assumption that all individuals spend
their limited resources in a fashion that maximizes their individual utilities.

utilitarian conservationist - answer a person who values natural resources because
of their usefulness for practical purposes

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