Social Problems - Ch. 17

Ecology

the study of how living things interact with the natural environment

Natural environment

Earth’s surface and atmosphere, including air, water, soil, and other resources necessary to sustain living organisms

Technology

tools, materials, and knowledge that people apply to the task of living in a physical environment

Ecosystem

the interaction of all living organisms and their natural environment

Environmental deficit

serious, long-term harm to the environment caused by humanities purist of short-term material affluence

Acid Rain

precipitation, made acidic by air pollution, that destroys plant and animal life

Rainforest

regions of dense forestation, most of which circle the globe close to the equator

1994

United States banned the use of CFCs in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives

1972

The Limits to Growth published to launch the environmental movement

1962

Rachel Carson published Silent Spring as a wake up call surrounding DDT(pesticide) pollution in bodies of US water

2015

a symbolic milestone, 195 countries agreed to sign to limit carbon emissions for the year to come

2019

Green New Deal introduced