A. Definitions. 2 points each.
1. Define “overshoot. I believe it means a lot of humans on Earth.
2. Define “environmental justice.” Treating everyone the same no matter race, color etc. and encouraging to respect all laws and policies of our environment.
3. Define “ecocentrism.” Actions that are judged on their effects of the ecological system.
4. Define “green taxes.” Tax that are paid for damage or harm to the environment.
5. Define “food security.” Having access to healthy foods at all times.
6. Define “demographic transition.” A system that estimates how population changes over a period of time.
7. Define “green roof.” A roof over a greenhouse that is made to specifically help grow plants and vegetables.
8. Define “free rider.” Another …show more content…
If the earth will one day be destroyed, why should Christians care about the environment? I think we should care because God created the environment and if it was destroyed, his creations are gone forever. We also wouldn’t be able to go to Heaven without the environment.
7. What are GM crops? Give an example. Crops that have been modified to be healthier. An example would be corn.
8. Summarize Lynn White’s argument concerning Christianity and the ecological crisis. He believes Christianity is a huge guilt for our current ecological crisis. He also thinks that man’s relationship with the environment has been very important for many years and still is today.
9. Make the argument that we should all become vegetarians in order to have a smaller environmental footprint. I think we should all become vegetarians because not only would we have a smaller environmental footprint but our bodies would be free of meat which can be fattening and unhealthy and we would be living a healthier lifestyle.
10. Americans consume the vast majority of the world’s resources. Is this an unrighteous at against the world’s poor? Why or why not? I do not think it is an unrighteous because most of the people that is poor could get a job like the rest of us to make a living and consume resources …show more content…
Why is Smokey the Bear potentially a bad influence on our forests? He is a bad influence because it is teaching people that causing forest fires is okay and we now have a forest fire problem.
13. How has the industrialized revolution affected agriculture and human populations? It affected agriculture because farmers now have a better source of food supply and better land use. The development of farm machines helped farmers grow food and transport it faster. The industrialized revolution affected human population because the modern technology allowed farmers to settle and populations expanded.
14. What did China do to curb its population growth? Discuss the pros and cons of this policy. They used immigration to change population growth. This can be a great advantage because China will now have a greater population to fill people for jobs, take care of the elderly etc. Some disadvantages are that they are letting people immigrate into their country which could lead to a few problems and their population is now based on a more percentage of elderly than the young.
15. What caused the creation of the EPA, and what does the EPA do? The creation of the EPA was caused by not enough control of the environment. The EPA protects the
1. Define “overshoot. I believe it means a lot of humans on Earth.
2. Define “environmental justice.” Treating everyone the same no matter race, color etc. and encouraging to respect all laws and policies of our environment.
3. Define “ecocentrism.” Actions that are judged on their effects of the ecological system.
4. Define “green taxes.” Tax that are paid for damage or harm to the environment.
5. Define “food security.” Having access to healthy foods at all times.
6. Define “demographic transition.” A system that estimates how population changes over a period of time.
7. Define “green roof.” A roof over a greenhouse that is made to specifically help grow plants and vegetables.
8. Define “free rider.” Another …show more content…
If the earth will one day be destroyed, why should Christians care about the environment? I think we should care because God created the environment and if it was destroyed, his creations are gone forever. We also wouldn’t be able to go to Heaven without the environment.
7. What are GM crops? Give an example. Crops that have been modified to be healthier. An example would be corn.
8. Summarize Lynn White’s argument concerning Christianity and the ecological crisis. He believes Christianity is a huge guilt for our current ecological crisis. He also thinks that man’s relationship with the environment has been very important for many years and still is today.
9. Make the argument that we should all become vegetarians in order to have a smaller environmental footprint. I think we should all become vegetarians because not only would we have a smaller environmental footprint but our bodies would be free of meat which can be fattening and unhealthy and we would be living a healthier lifestyle.
10. Americans consume the vast majority of the world’s resources. Is this an unrighteous at against the world’s poor? Why or why not? I do not think it is an unrighteous because most of the people that is poor could get a job like the rest of us to make a living and consume resources …show more content…
Why is Smokey the Bear potentially a bad influence on our forests? He is a bad influence because it is teaching people that causing forest fires is okay and we now have a forest fire problem.
13. How has the industrialized revolution affected agriculture and human populations? It affected agriculture because farmers now have a better source of food supply and better land use. The development of farm machines helped farmers grow food and transport it faster. The industrialized revolution affected human population because the modern technology allowed farmers to settle and populations expanded.
14. What did China do to curb its population growth? Discuss the pros and cons of this policy. They used immigration to change population growth. This can be a great advantage because China will now have a greater population to fill people for jobs, take care of the elderly etc. Some disadvantages are that they are letting people immigrate into their country which could lead to a few problems and their population is now based on a more percentage of elderly than the young.
15. What caused the creation of the EPA, and what does the EPA do? The creation of the EPA was caused by not enough control of the environment. The EPA protects the