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11 Cards in this Set
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Environmental Sustainability
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The ability to meet current human need for
natural resources without compromising the needs of the needs of future generations future generation |
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What is development?
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complex set of changes which convert the economy of a society based on subsistence agriculture to one in which most of the employed inhabitants work in manufacturing or services
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Kuznets Curves
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Plot showing the relationship between environmental quality factors and per capita income.
(Bell Curve) |
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Tragedy of the Commons
Garrett Garrett Hardin (1915-2003) |
Degradation of self-governing commons
Environment costs for societal gains Technical solutions |
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Renewable Resources
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Solar Energy
Winds, tides flowing water fertile soil clean are |
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Nonrenewable Resources
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Metallic minerals (gold, tin)
Nonmetallic minerals (salt, phosphates, stone) Fossil fules (coal, oil, natural gas) |
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We are running out of
environment –Paul Ehrlic |
“We We ve ' got to dramatically ve got to dramatically revise the way revise the way
people think about the world—and about our cultures. You can get all the way through Stanford University and still think your food comes from supermarkets. |
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Environmental Science
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An interdisciplinary study of human relationship
with other organisms and the eart |
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Scientific method
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Observation
Hypothesis Develop experiment to test hypothesis Control and treatment Replication Collect Collect data data Interpret data Statistical analysis (significance) Draw conclusion |
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Variable
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A factor that influences a process.
The variable may be altered in an experiment to see its effect on the outcome. |
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Control
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The variable is not altered
Allows for comparison between the altered variable test and the unaltered variable test |
