Environmental Laws and Acts
This act protects species at risk of extinction and sets recovery plans.
Endangered Species Act
An environmental issue that arises when individuals overuse a shared resource, harming society
The Tragedy of the Commons
This term refers to the human-centered approach to environmental philosophy.
Anthropocentrism
This term describes natural materials that cannot be replaced within the human lifespan
What are nonrenewable resources
This resource classification includes items like soil and timber, which are replaced more slowly than they are used but can be replaced faster than a human lifetime
Renewable
This act restricts pollution in surface waters to keep them clean and safe.
Clean water act
This philosophy prioritizes human well-being and believes technology can solve environmental challenges
Planetary Management
This term describes a nature-centered approach to environmental philosophy.
Ecocentrism
This metric estimates the amount of land needed to support a person or country’s lifestyle.
What is the ecological footprint?
What environmental concept is demonstrated when a law passed to reduce pollution, but also ends up increasing product costs?
The law of unintended consequences
This act requires testing and treatment standards for tap water.
Safe Drinking Water Act
Overfishing in a shared lake is an example of this environmental issue.
What is the Tragedy of the Commons
A cost-benefit analysis might overlook these, which are unintended effects of an action.
Hidden costs
Developed countries often have lower rates of these, as compared to developing countries.
Fertility rate
Opponents of the Hetch Hetchy Dam argued from this nature-centered perspective.
Ecocentrism
This 1970 act set restrictions to reduce atmospheric pollution.
Clean Air Act
This principle suggests that actions, even if well-intentioned, can lead to unexpected positive or negative effects.
Unintended consequences
This worldview promotes human needs first while advocating for conservation for future generations.
Stewardship
Supply and demand dictates that prices will rise when supply is low and demand is high, impacting this natural resource.
Fossil fuels
Hetch Hetchy Valley, the site of a famous conservation debate, is located in which national park?
Yosemite
This act, passed in 1906, allowed the government to protect significant cultural and natural resources
Antiquities Act
This valley in Yosemite National Park became the center of a major debate over conservation versus resource use in the early 1900s.
What is Hetch Hetchy?
This worldview believes humans are no more important than other species and resources are limited.
Environmental Wisdom
An economic measure representing the value of goods and services produced per person per year.
GDP per capita
FINAL JEOPARDY: Who is playing Thursday night football tonight and which team is going to win?
Ravens vs. Cincinnati
Ravens