Enviorment Flashcards

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Enviromental Health

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The interaction between health and enviorment and the consenquences of their interations

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Population Growth and Control (Year 1, Year 1600, Year 1800, 1930, 1974)

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Year 1: 300 million people
Year 1600: 500 million people
Year 1800: about 1 billion people
Year 1930: 2 billion
Year 1974: 4 billion

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World Population Predictions

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1950- developed regins accounted for 32% of worlds population
20% in 2000
13% in 2050
People aged 60+ are predicted to increase from 10% in 2000 to 22% in 2050

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Population Limits

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Factors that puts a cap on human population are:
Food/ water
Land
Energy

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Factors contributing population growth

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High fertility rates
Lower death rates
Family planning resources

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Canada death causes

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Covid-19 was leading cause for 2020 death rates
Canadians under age of 40 are uneffected

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2020 Canadian Life Expectancy

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2019 82.3
2020 81.7
Males declined 0.7 years
Females declined 0.4 years
Some contries declined 1.5 years

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Air quality and pollution

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Forest fire
Pollen Bloom
Dust Storms

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Air Qality Health Index

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Nitrogen Dioxide motor vehicles, powerplants

Particulate Matter fossel fuel dust from roads

Ground level ozone occurs in motor vehicles, power plants
values > 7 is a high health risk

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Canadian energy consumption

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Oil (32%)
Hydroelectricity (25%)
Natural gas (24%)
Coal (10%)

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