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What is GEOLOGY?
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The science of processes related to the composition, structure, and history of earth and it's life.
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What is ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY?
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Use geological information to help us solve earth's problems with land use, and using our resources beneficially.
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What is EXPONENTIAL GROWTH?
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The number of people added to the population each year is not constant.
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What is DOUBLING TIME?
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D=70/GD=doubling timeG=growth rate
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What is CARRYING CAPACITY?
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The max number of people Earth can hold without causing envir. problems that reduce the ability of the planet to support the population.
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What is SUSTAINABILITY?
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Development that ensures that future generations will have equal access to planets resources.
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EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
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The study of the entire planet as a system in terms of its components.
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What is INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS?
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Systems analysis in which rates of input and output are calculated and compared.
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What is AVERAGE RESIDENCE TIME?
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T=S/FS=size of stockF=average rate of transfertime it takes for the total supply of material to be cycled through a system
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What is UNIFORMITARIANISM?
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"the present is the key to the past" -James Hutton in 1785
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What is ENVIRONMENTAL UNITY?
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One action causes others in a chain of actions.
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