APES, Vocab quiz 1

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affluence
Wealth that results in high levels of consumptions and unneccessary waste of resources; based mostly on the assumption that buying more and more material goods will bring fullfillment and happiness
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Biodegradable
Capable of being broken down by decomposers
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Biodegredable COMPONENT
Material that can be broken into simpler substances (elements and compounds) by bacteria or other decomposers. Paper and most organic wastes such as animal mabure are biodegradable but can take decades to biodegrade in modern landfills
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Biodiversity
Variety of different species (species diversity), genetic variability among individuals within each species (genetic diversity), variety of ecosystems (ecological diversity), and functions such as energy flow and mater cycling needed for survival of species and biological communities (functional diverstiy)
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Common-Property resource
Resource that is owned by a large group of individuals (ex. 1/3 of the land in the U.S, ownded by citizens, is managed by the U.S gov.)
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Culture
Whole of a society’s knowledge, beliefs, technology, and practices
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Developed country
A nation with a higher standard of living, higher industrialization, and a higher HDI.
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Developing country
A nation with a lower standard of living, less industrialization, and a lower HID. Often face challenges in areas such as poverty, education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
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HDI
Human development index
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Doubling time
Time it takes (usually years) for the quantity of something growing exponentially to double

* Can be calculated by diving the annual % growth rte into 70
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Ecological footprint
Amount o biologically productive land and waer needed to supple a population with the renewable resources it uses and to absorb or dispose of the wastes from the resource in use.

* Measure of the average environmental impact of populations in different countries and areas
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Ecological tipping point
Point at which an environmental problem reaches a threshold level, which causes an often irreversible shift in the behavior of a natural system.
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Ecology
Bioloical science that studies the relationships between living organisms and the environment

* study of the sturcture and functions of nature
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Economic development
Improvement of human living standards by economic growth
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Economic growth
Increase in the capacity to provide people with goos and services

* increase in gross domestic product (GDP)
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Economic resources
Natural resources, capital goods, and labor used in an economy to produce material goods and services
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Ecosystem
One or more communitis of different species interacting with one another with the chemical and physical factors making up their nonliving enviroment
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Ecosystem services
Natural services or natural that support life on the earth that are essential to the quality of human life and the functioning of the world’s economies (ex. chemical cycle, natural pest control, and natural purification of the air and water)
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Energy conservation
Reducing or eliminating the unneccessary waste of energy
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Environment
All external conditions, factors, matter, and energy, living or nonliving, that affect any living organism or other specified system
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Environmental degradation
Depletion or destruction of a poetially renewable resource (such as soil, grasslands, forests, or wildlife) that is used fasted than it is naturally replenished.

* If such continues, the resource becomes nonrenewable (on human time scale) or nonexistent (extinct)
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Environemental ethics
Human beliefs about what is right or wrong with how we treat the environment.
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Environmental scientists
Interdisciplinary study that uses information and ideas from the physical sciences (such as biology, chemistry, and geology) with those from the social sciences and humanities (such as economics, politics, and ethics) to learn how nature works, how we interact with the environment, and how we can to help deal with environmental problems.
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Environmental wisdom worldview
Worldview holding that humans are part of and totally dependent of nature and that nature exists for all species, not just for us

* Successes depend on learning how the earth sustains itself and integrating such enviromental wisdom into the ways we think and act
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Enviromental worldview
Set of assumptions and beliefs about how people think the world works, what they think their role in the world should be, and what they believe is right and wrong (environmental behavior/ethics)
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Environmentalism
Social movement dedicated to protecting the earth’s life support systems for us and other species
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Environmentally sustainable society
Society that meets the current and future needs of its people for basic resources in a just and equitable matter without compromising the abilit of future generations of humans and other species from meetting basic needs
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Exxhaustible resources
Resources that are limited in quantity and can be depleted over time due to human consumption or exploitation.
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Exponential growth
Growth in which some quantity, such as popultionsize or economic output, increases at a constant rate per unit of time (J curve)
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Free-access resource
A free-access resource is an online or physical resource that can be accessed without any cost or restrictions. It provides information, materials, or services without requiring payment or subscription (ex. open educational resources, public libraries, and certain websites)
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GDP
The total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, usually a year. It measures the economic activity and overall health of a country's economy.
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Gross domestic product (GDP)
Annual market value of all goods and services produced by all firms and organizaions, foreign and domestic, operatng within a country
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Hunter-gatheres
People who get their food by gathering edible wld plants and other materials and by hunting wild animals and catching fish
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Input pollution control
Input pollution control is an approach that aims to prevent or reduce the release of pollutants into the environment. It involves using cleaner production technologies, improving waste management practices, and enforcing strict regulations to minimize harmful substance generation and emission.
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J-shaped curves
Curve with a shape similar to that of the letter J; can represent prolonged exponential growth.
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LDC

Low-income developing country (LDC): A country with a low level of economic development and a high poverty rate.

  • ace challenges such as limited access to education, healthcare, and infrastructure.

  • rely heavily on agriculture and struggle to diversify their economies.

  • often receive aid and support from international organizations to promote growth and reduce poverty.

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less-developed country
Country thath as low to moderate industrilization and low to moderate per capita GDP

* Most are located in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
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Linear growth
Growht in which a quantity increases by some fixed amount durng each unit of time
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