Ch 1 Part 2 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Combustion of fossil fuels that disperse greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. May cause global warming, change in distribution of insect vectors, impact on auto emissions policy, carbon caps, offsets.
Pollution
What two fossil fuels create pollution?
Petroleum and coal
What is the loophole in the auto emissions policy?
Buses don’t have to pass because there a large vehicle so it’s a little more green if people ride on there.
___________ in developing nations is leading to the human population ___________ it’s ________ capacity.
Overpopulation
Exceeding
Carrying
What are 3 things related to urban crowding?
Sprawl, housing density, and scarcity or resources.
of houses per square mile?
Housing density
Linked to population growth
Poverty
What is the population growth dependent on?
Food supply and population in need
One of the well recognized determinants of adverse health outcomes
Solution cutting cost by using sugar, artificial sweetener, and fillers that make it more dense and potable water (drinkable)
Changes in environmental risks that happen as a consequence of economic development in less developed regions of the world.
Environmental Risk Transition
Before the environmental risk transition what 3 things have to be in poor quality?
Food
Water
Air