Environmental Issues Course Overview

Flashcards covering key concepts and vocabulary from the Environmental Issues course syllabus and lecture notes.

Environmental Justice

Advocacy, science, and policy addressing the negative climate impacts on communities of color and low-income communities.

Colonialism

Characterized by conquest and genocide, providing colonialists ongoing access to land and resources.

Decolonial

Actions that emancipate people from and deconstruct colonial structures and Eurocentrism.

Anticolonial

Actions that resist existing colonial development while potentially operating within colonial structures.

Global North

Countries historically colonizing powers, often referred to as developed countries.

Global South

Countries historically and currently colonized by the Global North, often referred to as developing countries.

Scientific Method

A systematic process of inquiry used to gather data and test hypotheses.

Flipped Classroom

A teaching method where students do assigned readings before class and actively engage during class time.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire from a course, including understanding Earth systems and cycles.

Environmental Impact of AI

Concerns regarding the effects of artificial intelligence on the environment discussed in the course.

Coping with Climate Change

Strategies and methods for adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change.

Participatory Learning

Methodology that encourages involvement and input from all participants in discussions and activities.

Research Proposal

A document outlining a planned research project, including questions and hypotheses.

Ecosystems

Complex networks of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Biodiversity

The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem.