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ENVI 101 Unit 3 Flashcards

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Nonrenewable energy

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Energy from resources that can be depleted and are not replenished by natural processes within human time scale

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Renewable energy

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Energy gained from resources that are replenished by natural processes in a relatively short time

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Ore

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Contains profitable concentration of a mineral

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Metallic mineral resources

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Aluminum, steel, copper, gold

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Nonmetallic mineral resources

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Sand, gravel, limestone, phosphate

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Fossil fuels

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Petroleum, coal, and natural gas

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Surface mining

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Removes shallow deposits

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Strip mining

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Extracting deposits in horizontal beds close to the Earth’s surface

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Petrochemical byproducts

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Used to make plastics, pesticides, medicines, paints, etc.

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Offshore drilling

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Access of crude oil through deep ocean seabed deposits

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Hydrofracking

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Oil and natural gas trapped between compressed layers of shale rock formations, water sand and chemicals pumped into the cracks, produces hazardous waste slurry

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Environmental effects of hydrofracking

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Requires enormous volumes of water, produces hazardous wastewater, drilling for these wells can cause mini earthquakes

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Nuclear fission

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The splitting apart of nuclei that release energy - each fission releases neutrons which causes more chain reactions, fueled by uranium ore mined from crust

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Cons of nuclear power

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Low net energy yield, high costs, fear of accidents, long-lived radioactive wastes

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Nuclear fuel cycle

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Mining the uranium, processing and enriching the uranium to make fuel, using it in a reactor, safely storing the radioactive waste

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Photovoltaic (PV) Cells

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Convert solar energy to electric energy

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Future of wind turbines

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Offshore wind turbines fare away from land to avoid navigating land ownerships

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Solar grazing

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Sheep or other herbivores used to clear plants for solar panels

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Pros of wind energy

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Abundant, inexhaustible source, high net energy yield

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Cons of wind energy

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Land owners, can kill birds and bats

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Geothermal energy

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Heat stored in soil, underground rocks, and fluids in the Earth’s mantle

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Geothermal heat pump system

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Uses temperature difference between the Earth’s surface and underground, fluid carried through a closed loop

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Hydrothermal reservoirs

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Drill wells and extract dry steam, wet steam, or hot water

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Biomass

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Plant materials and agricultural waste that can be burned for fuel, can be used in solid or liquid forms

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Biomass plantations

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Fast growing trees and shrubs for repeated harvest

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Pros of liquid biofuels

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Crops can be grown throughout the world - reduced dependence on imported oil, easy to store and transport - easy to use in motor vehicles

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Ethanol in Brazil made from…

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sugarcane residue

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Hydropower

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Produce electricity from flowing water

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Cons of hydropower

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High cost, equipment damage from storms and saltwater corrosion, destruction of habitats, few sustainable sites

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Macronutrients

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Carbs, proteins, fats

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Micronutrients

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Vitamins, calcium, iron

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Individuals not getting enough nutrients (fraction)

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1 out of 8

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Chronic undernutrition

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People who cannot grow or buy enough food to meet their basic energy needs, which threaten their ability to live healthy and productive lives

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Chronic malnutrition

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Individuals do not get enough protein and other key nutrients

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Famine

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Severe shortage of food in an area that can result in mass starvation, many deaths, economic chaos, and social disruption

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Number of people that suffer from a deficiency in vitamins or minerals

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2 billion

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Overnutrition

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When food energy intake exceeds energy use and causes excess body fat

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% of people who have health problems from eating too much sugar salt fat and lack of exercise

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29%

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Food desert

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Lack of food in an area

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Food swamps

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Excess of unhealthy food

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Food security

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Daily access to enough nutritious food to live healthy lives

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Croplands

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Rice, soy, wheat, corn

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Rangelands, pastures, and feedlots

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Meat and meat products

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Fisheries and aquaculture

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Fish and shellfish

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Three major technological advances that have accelerated food production

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Irrigation, synthetic fertilizers, and synthetic pesticides

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Plantation agriculture

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A form of industrialized agriculture, usually in tropical countries - monocultures of bananas, coffee, soybeans, sugar cane, and palm oil (can be used to produce ethanol fuel or biodiesel fuel)

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Traditional subsistence agriculture

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Use energy from the sun with the labor of humans and draft animals to produce enough crops for a
farm family’s survival with little left over

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Traditional intensive agriculture

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Higher crop yields by increasing human and draft animal labor, animal manure for fertilizer, and water, farmers sell food for income

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Polycultures

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Grow several crops on the same plot at the same time

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Farm subsidies

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Government payments or tax breaks intended to help farmers stay in business and increase their yields

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Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)

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Fed grains, soybeans, fish meal, or fish oil potentially with growth hormones and antibiotics in confined areas, major emitter of methan

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Top soil erosion

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The movement of soil components from one place to another by wind or water

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Desertification

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The process in which fertile land becomes desert, the productive potential of topsoil falls by 10% or more

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Erosion affects… (fraction)

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1/3rd of cropland

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Soil salinization

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Accumulation of salts in the upper soil layers

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Waterlogging

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Accumulation or water underground, raising the water table

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Agrobiodiversity

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Genetic variety of animal and planet species used in farms to produce food (Since 1900, we have lost 75% of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops)

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Seed banks

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Storage of plant seeds for future generations to maintain biodiversity

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Biological controls

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Natural predators, parasites, disease causing bacteria and viruses

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Cons of biological controls

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They can be difficult to mass produce, slower acting than synthetic, difficult to apply, could become pests themselves

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Integrated Pest Management Order (Prevention to Intervention, Increasing in Toxicity)

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Cultural, Physical-Mechanical, Biological, Chemical

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Cross Breeding

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Combining two sexually compatible species to create a variety wit the desired traits of the parents

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Transgenesis

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Addition of genes from any species to create a new variety with desired traits, same # of chromosomes as the starting plant

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Genome Editing

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Use of an enzyme system to modify DNA directly within the cell, same # of chromosomes and genes as the starting plant, does not add anything

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CRISPR

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Gene-editing technology

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Permaculture

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Design of agricultural practices to be self sufficient and sustainable

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Energy cycle

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Energy flow throughout a system, focus of permaculture

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Soil conservation

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Reducing topsoil erosion and restoring soil fertility

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Terracing

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Converting steeply sloped land into a series of broad, nearly level terraces that run across the lands’ contours

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Contour planting

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Plowing and planting crops in rows across or perpendicular to slopes rather than vertical or up and down the slope

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Strip-cropping with cover crop

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Alternating strips of row crops with cover crops

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Alley cropping / Agroforestry

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Crops are planted together in alleys between orchard trees or fruit-bearing shrubs

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Hydroponics

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Growing plants by exposing their roots to a nutrient-rich water solution instead of soil, usually inside a greenhouse

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Aquaponic system

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Wastewater from fish tanks flow into hydroponic troughs where it nourishes the plants with nutrients from fish’s wastewater

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Organic fertilizer

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Animal manure, green manure, compost

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Organic agriculture

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A production system that is managed to respond to site-specific conditions integrating cultural, biological. and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity

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Perennial polycultures

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Live for two or more seasons before needing to be replanted

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Annual population growth

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Population growth declining

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Carrying capacity

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Maximum number of individuals a habitat can support

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Cultural carrying capacity

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The maximum number of people who could live in reasonable freedom and comfort indefinitely without decreasing the ability for the Earth to sustain future generation

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Crude birth rate

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The number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year

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Crude death rate

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The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population in a given year

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Total fertility rate

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The average number of children born to women of childbearing age in a population

84
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Factors that impact birth and fertility rates

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Importance of children in the labor force, cost of raising children, availability of pension systems, urbanization, educational / employment opportunities for women, average age of marriage, availability of reliable birth control, religious beliefs

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Life expectancy

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The average number of years a person born in a particular year can be expected to live, globally - 72, US - 79

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Age structure

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The numbers or percentages of males and females in young, middle, and older age groups in that population

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Three stages of age structure

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Pre-productive - 0-14
Reproductive - 15-44
Post-productive - 45+

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