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100
This is all the living and non-living things around us
What is the environment
100
this is the example used to demonstrate that if resources are open to unregulated use, they would become depleted
What is Tragedy of the Commons
100
The knowledge and beliefs held by a group of people
What is culture
100
This practice tells consumers which brands use environmentally safe practices
What is ecolabeling
100
These two events are credited with causing a major increase in human population
What are the agricultural and Industrial revolution
200
These are the substances and energy sources we need to survive
What are natural resources
200
This is used as an example of what happenes when society uses up all of their natural resources
What is Easter Island
200
This theory generally states that as one increases the other decreases
What is supply and demand
200
These costs are borne by people outside the market and are not calculated into a product's price
What is external cost
200
This type of curve represents unrestricted growth
What is a J curve
300
This is the study of how the natural world works
What is environmental science
300
This represents a person's or country's impact on the environment
What is ecological or carbon footprint
300
this is a human centered view of the relationship with the environment
What is anthropocentrism
300
This occurs when a person or corporation stops making sacrifices others are making
What is free rider
300
These are non-living factors
What is abiotic
400
this is a form of social activism
What is environmentalism
400
These two factors drive environmental impact
What population and consumption
400
This is the belief that all factors, biotic and abiotic, should be placed over the individual
What is ecocentrism
400
This is a a formal set of plans and principles used to guide making decisions
What is policy
400
This is a dominant wiew or philosophy
What is a paradigm
500
he claimed that population would outgrow the available food supply unless it were put under some kind of control
Who is thomas Malthus
500
This is the total number and variety of living things
What is biodiversity
500
This is the theory that women and the environment have historically been degraded by man
What is ecofeminism
500
This type of policy pertains to human interaction with the abiotic and biotic factors surrounding people
What is environmental policy
500
This is the variable that appears on the x-axis and what scientists manipulate
What is independent