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Surroundings The word "environment" comes from a French word that means having to do with TERM 2 Environmental science is a DEFINITION 2 Systematic approach in learning about the environment TERM 3 Solutions to problems DEFINITION 3 The word "environment" as used in environmental Sciebce does not include TERM 4 Human impact on the Earth DEFINITION 4 The fundamental basis of environmental science as a discipline is the TERM 5 In explaining your choice of environmental science major in college to your roommate, you would probably emphasize the fact that environmental science is a(n) DEFINITION 5 Applied interdisciplinary field with an emphasis on solving problems
Current ability to alter the natural world through technology One major difference affecting the scope of environmental issues of the past and present is the TERM 7 In the fourth century B.C., the philosopher Plato wrote of the erosion and deforestation that ________ Greece DEFINITION 7 Had stripped the fine soils and forest of TERM 8 Most of the early scientific studies of environmental damage were done by DEFINITION 8 Colonial administrator who were often trained scientists TERM 9 Traceable well back into human history DEFINITION 9 Is the history of conservation and environmentalism TERM 10 Mauritius,an island in the Indian Ocean is a model for balancing nature and human needs because in the eighteenth century a French governor DEFINITION 10 Ordered sensitive areas such as step slopes to be preserved in forests
The NationalPark Service reflects a ______ approach while the Forest Service reflects a _____ approach. Biocentric preservationists; pragmatic utilitarian conservationist TERM 17 Pollution problems DEFINITION 17 Were recognized at least as early as the eleventh century TERM 18 Environmentalism stemming from the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" differed from earlier North American conservation perspectives by DEFINITION 18 placing more emphasis on pollution problems TERM 19 Modern environmentalism, in part led by David Brower and Barry Commoner is becoming well established in the United States. One of the main reasons for this is probably the ______ in the modern movement. DEFINITION 19 Combination of activism and research TERM 20 Global concerns DEFINITION 20 has/have been added to environmental thinking at the end of the twelfth century
Some of today's leading environmental thinkers, such as Dr. Wangari Maathai of Kenya Are linking improved environmental quality with social progress TERM 22 The world's population is now more than DEFINITION 22 6 billion TERM 23 Supplies of fossil fuels are DEFINITION 23 being steadily depleted TERM 24 Which of the following factors is least likely to lead to violent conflicts? DEFINITION 24 racial antagonists, access to water, natural resource degradation, religious conflicts(all of these are factors that can lead to violent conflicts) TERM 25 Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen estimates that at least 3 million people die each year from diseases triggered by DEFINITION 25 Air pollution
The United States not one of the top 5 with respect to sustainable development TERM 32 Proponents of sustainable development argue that DEFINITION 32 Development can proceed with minimal cost to the environments TERM 33 Sustainable development, ideally, improves living conditions DEFINITION 33 For generations in the future TERM 34 Sustainable development differs From traditional economic development inn that it emphasizes economics development in the DEFINITION 34 long term TERM 35 high biodiversity DEFINITION 35 Places in the world where indigenous people tend to have
The ecological footprint of developed countries like japan and United States are very similar true or false FALSE TERM 37 Ethics DEFINITION 37 The branch of philosophy concerned with the distinction between right and wrong and the ultimate worth of actions of things is TERM 38 Ethics should guide decisions made regarding DEFINITION 38 environmental issues, economic issues, development issues, social justice issues ( Ethics should guide decisions in all the above issues) TERM 39 The Mineral King Valley court case is important environmental history because it was that argued for the DEFINITION 39 inherent values of trees, rock and wildlife TERM 40 Admonitions from the Bible have often used to DEFINITION 40 Justify exploitation of nature
The term "toxic colonialism" has been used in describing The exportation of toxic wastes to poor communities TERM 47 In general, Christianity, Judaism and Islam groups do not get involved in the issue of nature and the role humans in nature True or false DEFINITION 47 False TERM 48 The pollution exposure of middle class blacks and middle class whites is about the same. DEFINITION 48 FALSE TERM 49 Most environmental problems result from DEFINITION 49 Complex, interrelated problems TERM 50 According to the UN Environment Programme how many species extinct in the past century DEFINITION 50 more than 800
