Art
The academic discipline dedicated to the reconstruction of the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which an artwork was created.
What is art history?
The study of human activities on environmental systems.
What is environmental science?
Relatively new scientific approach to studying the natural world.
What is Earth System Science?
Art history arose as an academic discipline in what century?
Mid-18th century.
Name two of the Common environmental Indicators
Human population, ecological footprint, per capita food production, total food production, carbon dioxide, global temperature, sea level change, annual precipitation, species diversity, fish consumption advisories, ambient water quality (toxics), ambient water quality (conventional), atmospheric deposition rates, fish catch or harvest, extinction rate, habitat loss rate, infant mortality rate, or life expectancy.
The four major subsystems of Earth.
What are the Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere?
The name of Giorgio Vasari’s book featuring the biographies of great Italian artists, both past and present.
___ percent of species that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct.
What is 99.9?
The five levels of the atmosphere.
What are the Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere?
The art style that the group Die Brucke is associated with.
What is Expressionism?
Global environment.
What is the sum of all aspects of the Earth?
Solar energy, volcanoes, and greenhouse gases.
What are Forcings?
The African culture groups who created impressive masks.
What are the Dan and Bwa?
Name four species that are currently being saved (specifically because they attract the attention of people)
American bison, peregrine falcon, bald eagle, and California condor.
Reactions to climate change caused by Forcings.
What are feedbacks?