What is environmental science?
1. Fill in the blank below.
Environmental science is a ________________ field, involving experts from many fields.
2. Name 2 fields.
1. interdisciplinary
2. Geology, law, chemistry, etc.
What is your ecological footprint?
How much of the Earth's natural resources we use, and how much waste we generate
Which ecosophy values the entire ecosystem (including both living and non-living factors)?
Ecocentrism
Name 2 things that led to the near extinction of the cod population?
- Improved fishing technology
- Overestimated cod populations
- Inaccurate limits
- More fishing (international and local)
etc.
What is natural capital?
The value of everything that comes from nature.
Humans live in 2 worlds, what are they?
1. The natural world of plants, animals, soils, air and water.
2. The world we create for ourselves through science, politics, economics, and other human pursuits.
What are 2 things that could decrease your ecological foorprint?
- Carpooling
- Recycling and composting
- Avoiding single use plastics
- Avoiding fas fashion
Etc.
Which ecosophy believes that technology can provide innovative solutions that will help us overcome the negative impacts of human activities on the environment and solve environmental issues.
Technocentrism
Why was easter island considered an ecological collapse?
The society destroyed itself by overusing resources.
What is the line called that separates the "rich north" from the "poor south"?
Brandt Line
Which of the following perspectives will sound the alarm about issues and raise public awareness?
1) Environmentalist
2) Industrialists
3) Public
4) Environmental Scientist
Environmentalis
If we use more resources than the Earth can replenish, we overspend and go the Earth goes into debt. What is this called?
Ecological overshoot
Which ecosophy believes that environmental problems (pollution, climate change, etc.) are connected to social issues?
Social ecology
A country has a Human Development Index of 0.938, is this a good HDI or bad?
Good!