Chapter 1 pt.2 Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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the human use of materials and energy

A

consumption

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2
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consumption is both an ___________ and _______ act

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economic

social

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3
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consumptions differs by _________, __________, and _______

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location
lifestyle
choice

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4
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People in ______ __________ countries are big consumers

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Highly Developed

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5
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People in Highly Developed countries are big __________

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consumers

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6
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true or false: renewable resources are usually only potentially renewable

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true

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7
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Unsustainable consumption can occur two ways?

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  1. overpopulation

2. overconsumption

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8
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what are the effects of unsustainable concumption?

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pollution, environemntal degradation, and resource depletion

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9
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unsustainable consumption occurs when the level of demand of resources _________ or ________ the resource enough to reduce the ________ of life for future ____________

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damages
depletes
quality
generations

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10
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Highly developed countries represent less than ____% of the world’s population, yet they consume significantly more than ____ of its resources

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20%

half

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11
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Highly developed countries generate ____% of the world’s pollution and waste

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75%

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12
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Highly developed countries generate 75% of the world’s ________ and ______

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pollution

waste

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13
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Highly Developed countries uses ___% of the world’s freshwater, consumes ___% of meat eaten, and uses ____% of world’s energy

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42%
61%
68%

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14
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Who developed the concept of ecological footprint?

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Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees

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15
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Mark Wackernagel and William Rees were ___________ scientists

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environmental

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16
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the average amount of land, water, and ocean required to provide that person with all the resources they consume

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ecological footprint

17
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Who wrote “The Living Planet Report 2010”?

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Marthis Wackernagel & William Rees

18
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Marthis Wackernagel & William Rees wrote “____ _______ _______ ______ _____”.

A

“The Living Planet Report 2010”

19
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What are the three factors most important in determining enviornmental impact?

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  1. the number of people
  2. affluence
  3. the environmental effects fo the technologies used to obtain and consume the resources
20
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What does the IPAT Model stand fo?

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I- environemntal impact
P- # of people
A- affluence
T- tech used to obtain and consume the resources

21
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What is the IPAT formula?

22
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Who proposed the IPAT model?And When?

A

Paul Ehrlich
John Holdren
1970’s

23
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Paul Ehrlich was a ___________, and John Holdren was a __________

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biologist

physicist

24
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the IPAT Model helps identify what we don’t know or understnad about ___________ and its environmental ________

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consumption

impact

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a representation of a system; describs the system as it exists and predicts how changes in onen part of the system will affect the rest of the system
model
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When is Earth overshoot day in 2015?
August 13
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From Earth overshoot day forward for the year, we are | operating on an ___________ ________
ecological deficit
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``` Earth overshoot day: ◦ In 1993: ________ __ ◦ In 2003: ________ __ ◦ In 2013: ________ __ ◦ Last year (2014): ________ __ ```
October 21 September 22 August 20 August 19
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Our ultimate goal should be to reduce ____________
consumption
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the ability to meet current human economic and social needs without compromising the ability of the environemtn to support future generations
sustainability
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our actions can affect the health and well-being of natural ____________, including all living things
ecosystems
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sustainability requires a concerted and coordinated effort of people on a _______ scale
global
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sustainability requires a ________ and ___________ effort of people on a global scale
concerted | coordinated
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In order to achieve environmental sustainability you need to understand: 1. 2. 3.
1. The effects/costs of our actions on the health of ecosystems 2.  Earth’s resources are not infinite 3. Shared responsibility for sustainability