ch 2 Flashcards
(16 cards)
production/distribution/consumption
2 basic functions of the economy
is a collection of technological, legal and social arraignments through which individuals in society seek to increase their material.
2 basic forms production and distribution/ consumption
economy
Rpr
producer recycled
Rp
producer residuals
Rpd
producer discharged
Rc
consumer resdiuals
Rcr
consumer recycled
Rcd
consumer discharged
shows combinations of output that an economy can produce with a given set of resources.
ppc curve
pollution that will be with us forever.(no going back)
cumulative pollutant
pollutant that if sourse is shut down it stops emitting(noise)
nocumlative
noise pollution,and the degradation of visual enviroment. affects small groups of people in a local area.
local pollutants
acid rain. have widespread impacts over a large region.
regional poulltants
the ozone depleting, chemical changes in the earths ozone.
Global pollutants
no well defined points of discharge(waste diffused unseen.)
nonpoint source pollutants
defined points of discharge.(smokestacks)
point source discharge