Environmental Science Test 1

–Limited Supply: minerals, fossil fuels –Once they are gone, they are gone

–Virtually unlimited: solar power, water, soil, etc. –Replenished over short periods (days to decades) –Easy to overexploit--> nonrenewable •Soil, fresh water, clean air

Consumption is high because each individual consumes too much, even if total population is low

Consumption is high because there are too many people, even if individual consumption is low

Condition is which people are unable to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, education, health

1. recognize problem2. develop hypothesis to explain make predictions3. design and perform experiment to test hypoth.4. analyze and interpret data to reach conclusions5. share knowledge

–The amount of land, fresh water, and ocean required on a continuous basis to supply a person with food, wood, energy, water, housing, clothing, transportation, and waste disposal.

I=PxAxT •I: Environmental impact •P: Population (number of people) •A: Affluence per person (amt of resources) •T: Technology used to get resources

Prevent and Reduce wasteuse resources efficientlystabilize human population

Scientific Assessment, risk assessment, public education, political action, long term environmental management

Number and variety of organisms

Maximum population that can be sustained by a given environment/world

Based on harmony w/ nature, spiritual, respect of nature

Human centered, anthropocentric, unrestricted use of natural resources

•Environmental Ethics: considers the moral basis of environmental responsibility –Considers the rights of people living today AND of future generations –Critical because our actions today affect the environment in the future