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19 Cards in this Set
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Ecosystem
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a group of interacting species along with their physical environment
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Environmental Science
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an interdisciplinary area of study that inclues both applied and theoretical aspects of human impact on world
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Environment
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everything that affects an organism during its lifetime
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Sustainable Development
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using renewable resources in harmony with ecological systems to produce a rise in real income per person
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Wilderness
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designation of land use for the exclusive protection of the area's natural wildlife
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Ecosystem approach to environmental science
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a look at the way the natural world is organized; a scientist's task is to recognize and understand natural interactions that take place & integrate with uses humans make
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Biotic
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living: ie- tree, human
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Abiotic
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non-living: ie-rock
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Significance of Earth Summit
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first worldwide meeting of heads of state concerning the environment
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Outcome of Earth Summit
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nations involved signed agreements on sustainable development and biodiversity
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Aim of Kyoto Protocol
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3rd conference; all nations would try to help save environment
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UN efforts toward EVS education
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through United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization encouraged IEEP (International Environmental Education Programme) both in school and media
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Wilderness North
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Alaska and Canada, mostly govt. owned, value in natural resources, sensitive to disturbance
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Agricultural Middle
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Midwest, privately owned, value in rich soil, farming, fertilizers, pollution
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Dry West
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southwestern US, govt. owned, poverty stricken, livestock grazing, mining, drought, severe lack of water
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Forested West
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northwestern US, govt/commercially owned, value in forests, lumber, removal of forests kicking out animals and minimizing air
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Great Lakes/Industrial NE
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Great Lakes and metropolitans, value in industry, urban cities, pollution, water contamination
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Diverse South
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southeaster US, poverty stricken- industry, urbanization, pollution, flooding, hurricanes
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How ecosystems defy public borders
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Wilderness North is in parts of Alaska, Canada and the northwestern part of the US
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