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11 Cards in this Set
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What is Sustainability?
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The ability of earth's various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.
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What are the four principles of sustainability?
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1. Reliance on Solar Energy
2. Biodiversity 3. Nutrient Recycling 4. Population Control |
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An Example of unsustainable use of resources
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Easter Island: Remote island located in the Pacific Ocean, 1,395 miles from nearest inhabited island. Polynesian people arrived between A.D. 300 and 900, Human population grew to about 15,000 people.
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5 Steps of the Scientific Method
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1. Observation
2. Statement about that observation 3. General to specific using deductive reasoning 4. Design an experiment 5. Analyze the results |
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Name the Earth's Life-Support Systems
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Troposphere, Stratosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere
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Sustaining Life of Earth
One-way of flow of energy Cycling of Matter |
1. Carbon Cycle
2. Phosphorus Cycle 3. Nitrogen Cycle 4. Water Cycle 5. Oxygen Cycle |
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The Carbon Cycle
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Natural: Atmosphere
Human: |
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The Nitrogen Cycle
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Natural:
Human: |
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The Phosphorus Cycle
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Natural:
Human: |
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The Sulfur Cycle
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Natural:
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The Nature of Ecology
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Ecosystem organization
Organisms Populations Communities Ecosystems Biosphere |
