environmental issues

qtr 1, smt 1

religion

view of man about the environment

man is the steward of god’s creation/should manage the use of natural resources

buddhism

religion that treasures everything, “every lost organism should be returned to the environment”

philosophy and politics

view of man about the environment

has 2 types of environmentalists

technocentric

environmentalist that thinks man is above the environment/can solve problems w/ science & tech

ecocentric

environmentalists that think man is equal with the environment/should respect it

cultural filter

david pepper, “the way man treats the environment depends on their religion, culture, & norms”

homo sapiens era

200,000 years ago, 1st evidences of environmental use/control

prehistoric man

70,000 years ago, used fire to create materials/weapons

ancient civilizations

utilized soil near bodies of water for farming

roman times

6th century bc-5th century ad, start of air pollution

gravioris caeli

means heavy heaven

industrial revolution

mid 1800s, increase in agriculture products due to machinery, came with deforestation/air pollution/water pollution

20th century

problems were confronted, but the issue still affects the environment

europe/america

location where major cities were filled with smoke due to use of coal for industrial needs

africa

location where agricultural methods from the imperial europe era affected animal habitat/land fertility

australia

location where uncontrolled breeding of cows/sheep lead to erosion/overgrazing of lands

asia

location where growing population lead to conversion of forest to farmland

nigeria

location that has the most polluted air (WHO)

philippines

location with a significant increase in the no. of teenage pregnancies

mangroves

10,000 hectares of these died in northern australia

deforestation

illegal logging, kaingin, farming, significant loss of trees

acid rain

destroyed lakes in canada/affected the insects/fish living there

holopedium

organism that transforms polluted lake water into a jelly-like substance, populated by acid rain

hazard

situation in a specific location that may threaten the health & safety of man

natural hazard

hazard brought by natural cause/uncontrollable by man

hydro-meteorological

hazard that includes cyclone, typhoon, thunderstorm, flood, surge, landslide, global warming, heat wave

geological

hazard that includes earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption

human induced hazard

hazard caused by irresponsibility by man