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exponential growth |
Quantity increases by a fixed % of the whole in a given time |
Fixed % |
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Environment |
Everything that effects a living organism |
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Ecology |
Relationship between organisms &a environment |
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Environmental science |
Uses economics, ecology, bio, Chem, politics and ethics to help |
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Sustainability |
Capacity of wreaths natural systems |
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Natural capital |
Natural resources that keep us alive and support economics |
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Solar capital |
Energy from the sun |
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Gross domestic product |
Market value in $ of goods |
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Developed countries |
U.S. Canada Japan etc. |
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Developing countries |
Africa Asia Latin america |
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Resource |
Can be used for support/help |
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Conservation |
Controlled use |
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Perpetual resource |
Continually renewed |
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Renewable resource |
Can be replenished in hours |
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Sustainable yield |
Highest rate a renewable resource can be identifiably w/o reducing available supply |
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Environmental degradation |
Exceed resources natural replenish rate |
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Nonrenewable resources |
Exist in a fixed quantity in earths crust |
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Ecological footprint |
Impact on community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use to natural resources |
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Poverty |
Unable to meet basic needs |
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Affluence |
Extreme materialism |
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