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Concept 1.1
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- 1SustainabilityThe capacity of the earth's natural systems and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to changing environmental conditions in the very long-term future.
- 2EnvironmentEverything around us nonliving and living (air, water, energy) that we interact within a complex web of relationships.
- 3Environmental ScienceAn interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the living and nonliving parts of their environment.
- 4Goal #1 of Environmental ScienceTo learn how life on Earth has survived and thrived
- 5Goal #2 of Environmental ScienceTo understand how we interact with the environment
- 6Goal #3 of Environmental ScienceTo find ways to deal with environmental problems and live more sustainably
- 7EcologyThe biological science that studies how living things interact with one another and with their environment
- 8OrganismsA living thing
- 9SpeciesA set of organisms that has a unique set of characteristics that distinguish it from other groups of organisms
- 10EcosystemA set of organisms within a defined area or volume that interact with one another and with their environment of nonliving matter and energy
- 11Environmentalisma social movement dedicated to trying to protect the earth's life-support systems for all forms of life
- 12Scientific Principles of SustainabilityThe idea that we must be dependent on solar energy, chemical cycling, and biodiversity, for a more sustainable future.
- 13Solar EnergyThe sun powers wind and flowing water which can produce electricity
- 14BiodiversityA variety of genes of organisms, species, and ecosystems
- 15NutrientsChemicals needed for life processes
- 16Chemical CyclingThe circulation of chemicals necessary for life from the environment
- 17Natural CapitalThe naturals resources and natural services that keep us and other species alive and support human economies
- 18Natural ResourcesMaterials and energy in nature that are useful and essential to humans
- 19Natural ServicesProcesses provided by a healthy ecosystem
- 20Social Science Principles of SustainabilityThe use of economics, ethics, and political science to support the scientific principals of sustainability
- 21Full Cost PricingIncluding the price of environmental and health harms caused by the production of goods in the products price
- 22Win-win SolutionsA political science approach of having both parties benefit. In this case, I win-you win-the Earth wins
- 23Responsibility to Future GenerationsWe need to leave the planet in good conditions for future generations
- 24ResourceAnything we can obtain from the environment to meet our needs and wants
- 25Inexhaustible ResourceThere is a continuous supply
- 26Renewable ResourceCan be replenished by natural processes as long as we do not use it faster than it can renew
- 27Sustainable YieldThe highest rate at which we can use a resource indefinitely without reducing the available supply
- 28Nonrenewable ResourcesExist in limited quantities and can not be renewed by natural proccesses
- 29Four R'sReduce, Reuse, Refuse, Recycle
- 30More Developed Countries (MDC)Industrialized nations with a high average income
- 31Less Developed Countries (LDC)Low average income with high population (83% of the world population)
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- 11th grade AP Environmenal Science (Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability) FlashCards sobre Concept 1.1, criado por Rachael Mullins em 02-09-2020.
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