1.5 Flashcards

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What is cultural ecology

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How humans adapt to the environment

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What are natural resources

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Materials which occur in nature

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3
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What are non renewable resources

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Finite amount of natural track urges

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4
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Renewable resource

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Earth will replenish these resources

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5
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What are fossil fuels

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Formed by the remains of living organisms

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Greenhouse gasses

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Compounds which CO2 is realstes from Fossil fuel combustion which then traps heat energy, staying in earth

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7
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Green house effect?

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Global warming

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Sustainability

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Making sure that future generations will be able to use the resources we depend on JOW

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Environmental determinism

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The idea that the physical environment has a direct effect on human behavior

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10
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Possibilism

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Accepting that the environment effects how we live and brings up challenges but knowing that humans will learn to overcome those challenges.

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