Environmental Exam 1

environment

everything around us- living/non and natural/man-made

environmental science

study of all the processes in our world interconnect

ecology

study of how living things interacts with the environment

biodiversity

collection of species within a specific area

species

a group of living individuals that can reproduce with each other

ecosystem

interactions between species and geography/geology

zoonotic disease

animal borne disease- ringworm- Lyme disease

vector borne disease

a disease that is transmitted from a bite - mosquitoes and ticks

natural resource

various forms of energy and materials that we use

three subtypes: inexhaustible (solar), renewable (biomass and wind), and nonrenewable (coal, oil, precious metals).

Full cost pricing

price counting all labor and money that goes into the buisness

Principles of Sustainability

economics, politics, and ethics

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

we must reach certain levels of needs till we can reach the next step

Environmental kruznets curve

as a society grows, negative effects on the environment grow

Agricultural Revolution 4000

No more hunter/gathering: food surplus, cities rise, other activities available

Industrial Revolution 1700s

Ended dangerous or lengthy activities, more free time for activities, more resources → huge population growth

Human-Centered (Environmental Worldviews)

Belief → Earth existed to better humanity (resources)

Life-Centered (Environmental Worldviews)

Belief → All life has value, regardless of human benefit (life is finite and things die, humans shouldn’t cause it)

Earth-Centered (Environmental Worldview)

Belief → Humans are nature dependent no matter the technology

Environmental Protection Agency

Created 1970 to oversee efforts to clean up pollution issues