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100

In the reading about birds in urban settings, which ecosystem service was most valued in cities?

Cultural Services

100

What is redlining? 

The systematic denial of services, such as mortgages, insurance, and other financial products, to residents of certain neighborhoods based on their racial or ethnic composition. 

100

What was the purpose of the song that Carmen Sandoval sang on Thursday? 

The song was like a prayer to the land. It is to commemorate the land for what it used to be and what it still means to the Chumash people. 

200

How was seed dispersal both a service and a disservice? 

Service: can sustain native plant communities
Disservice: can spread invasive species

200

In the conversation with Dawn Biehler, we learned that poor housing quality was a direct sign of ________ __________. 

government disinvestment

200

Using Western names, where does Chumash land begin and end (geographically)? 

Begin in Monterey and end in Malibu

300

What is the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Foresters?

A neighborhood organization co-founded by Brad Lancaster, responsible for planting over 1,700 trees.

300

What does Marris mean by "science cannot give us shoulds"?

Science can describe ecosystems, but can’t tell us what they should be

300

About how many additional crew members were present during Tomol Crossings? 

24

400

What is Ak-Chin runoff farming?

An Indigenous technique practiced in the Sonoran desert for millennia that influenced the rainwater-harvesting approach used in Dunbar Spring,

400

What does Emma Marris mean by the world being "post-wild"?

No part of the world is not influenced by people. A "wild" world no longer exists due to human influence. 

400

What was the Pepperdine Commission? 

The art piece that Carmen created based on the Tomol with 12 ears, representing Chumash heritage. 

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