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12 Cards in this Set
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Circumstances and conditions that surround us including both the natural and the social/cultural worlds in which we live
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environment / environmental science
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basic assumptions of science
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the world is knowable and we can learn about it through careful observations
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difference between HYPOTHESIS and THEORY
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hypothesis - testable, provisional explanation.
theory - explanation supported by LOTS of evidence regarded by many scientists as likely to be correct |
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steps in scientific method
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1) identifying a question
2) forming a testable hypothesis 3) collecting data 4) interpreting results 5) reporting results for peer review 6) publish findings |
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follows established rules for precision, reliability, reproducibility, and peer review.
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sound science
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ex: many politicians may use this to mean anything that supports their own agenda, while denouncing opposing evidence as "junk" science, no matter how well documented
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example of sound science
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difference between UTILITARIAN CONSERVATION and BIOCENTRIC PRESERVATION
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UTILITARIAN - pragmatic, efficient resource use for the greatest good for the greatest number for the longest time. Pinchott and Roosevelt.
BIOCENTRIC - emphasizes the rights of other organisms - and nature - to exist regardless of their usefulness to us. *Muir |
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worries about the life-support systems of our planet. It follows pragmatic resource conservation, biocentric preservation, and modern environmentalism
*Rene Dubos, Barbara Ward, Maurice Strong important leaders |
global environmentalism and why it's the 4th wave in environmental history
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why water is regarded as most critical resource of 21st century
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1.1 million ppl lack access to clean water. 15 million die annually from diseases linked to polluted water.
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link between poverty and environmental quality
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poorest people are usually the victims of environmental degradation. they have few options.
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the search for ecological stability and human progress that can last over the long term.
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sustainability
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can be defined as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
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sustainable development
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