Global Environmental Issues -
Exam 1 questions & answers
Environmental Science - answer The multidisciplinary branch of
science concerned with environmental issues.
Ecology - answer The study of how living things interact with each
other and their environment
Ecosystems - answer encompasses all living organisms in an area,
including their physical and chemical environment and
interactions in that space
Environmentalism - answer A social movement dedicated to
protecting the earth's life support systems for us and other
species.
Ecological Footprint - answer the amount of land and other
natural resources required to supply a population with its goods
and services while absorbing and incorporating waste
Sustainability - answer The use of Earth's renewable and
nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain
resource use in the future.
Carbon Footprint - answer the total carbon dioxide emissions
produced by an individual, group, or location
,Global Warming Mechanism - answer greenhouse gas effect, as
the increase of carbon happens the ability to release gas from the
atmosphere decreases
Global Warming - answer A gradual increase in average global
temperature
Carbon Dioxide - answer a colorless, odorless gas produced by
burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is
naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by
plants in photosynthesis.
Pollution - answer substances that threaten the health, survival,
and activity of living organisms. any substances that is in excess
or doesn't belong
NONRENEWABLE Resources - answer are those that exist in fixed
quantity in the earth's crust, cannot be replenished in human life-
time (70 years)
RENEWABLE Resources - answer can be replenished in the short-
term (hours-years) through natural processes only
Anthropogenic - answer (human caused) is projected to resumed
in rising sea levels
, Approaches for dealing with climate crisis - answer Mitigation-
new technologies and policies
Adaptation
Biogeochemical Cycle Alteration - answer tied to climate change,
humans have altered natural cycles in the local, regional and
global scales
Geology of Mankind "The Anthropocene" - answer - a not yet
ratified geological age
- the age in which human activity has been the driving force and
influencer on the climate and the environment
The Great Acceleration - answer - Mid-20th century through today
- the environmental impact: higher levels of CO2, rising air and
ocean temps, rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, soil erosion
Instrumental Value - answer - has worth due to its utility and
economic value
- US Forest Service was established on the idea that trees had a
great value for us as a renewable resource
Intrinsic Value - answer - inherit worth of something, has value
because it exist
- environmental ethics and land ethics and transcendentalists
Ecosystem Valuation - answer
Exam 1 questions & answers
Environmental Science - answer The multidisciplinary branch of
science concerned with environmental issues.
Ecology - answer The study of how living things interact with each
other and their environment
Ecosystems - answer encompasses all living organisms in an area,
including their physical and chemical environment and
interactions in that space
Environmentalism - answer A social movement dedicated to
protecting the earth's life support systems for us and other
species.
Ecological Footprint - answer the amount of land and other
natural resources required to supply a population with its goods
and services while absorbing and incorporating waste
Sustainability - answer The use of Earth's renewable and
nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain
resource use in the future.
Carbon Footprint - answer the total carbon dioxide emissions
produced by an individual, group, or location
,Global Warming Mechanism - answer greenhouse gas effect, as
the increase of carbon happens the ability to release gas from the
atmosphere decreases
Global Warming - answer A gradual increase in average global
temperature
Carbon Dioxide - answer a colorless, odorless gas produced by
burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is
naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by
plants in photosynthesis.
Pollution - answer substances that threaten the health, survival,
and activity of living organisms. any substances that is in excess
or doesn't belong
NONRENEWABLE Resources - answer are those that exist in fixed
quantity in the earth's crust, cannot be replenished in human life-
time (70 years)
RENEWABLE Resources - answer can be replenished in the short-
term (hours-years) through natural processes only
Anthropogenic - answer (human caused) is projected to resumed
in rising sea levels
, Approaches for dealing with climate crisis - answer Mitigation-
new technologies and policies
Adaptation
Biogeochemical Cycle Alteration - answer tied to climate change,
humans have altered natural cycles in the local, regional and
global scales
Geology of Mankind "The Anthropocene" - answer - a not yet
ratified geological age
- the age in which human activity has been the driving force and
influencer on the climate and the environment
The Great Acceleration - answer - Mid-20th century through today
- the environmental impact: higher levels of CO2, rising air and
ocean temps, rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, soil erosion
Instrumental Value - answer - has worth due to its utility and
economic value
- US Forest Service was established on the idea that trees had a
great value for us as a renewable resource
Intrinsic Value - answer - inherit worth of something, has value
because it exist
- environmental ethics and land ethics and transcendentalists
Ecosystem Valuation - answer
