Population
This equation represents the relationship between population and environmental impact
What is I = P x A x T?
Electricity consumed by devices when plugged in but not in active use
What is vampire power?
Reminder to turn off a light.
What is a prompt?
The date when humanity uses all resources Earth can regenerate in one year.
What is overshoot day?
Capture of unintended species
What is bycatch?
Human population growth has most closely followed this pattern.
What is a J curve?
Divesting from fossil fuels is an example of
What is voting with your dollars?
Charging for plastic bags
What is a negative incentive?
This percentage of land in the United States is privately owned.
What is 60%?
This global agreement specifically regulates international trade of endangered species
What is CITES?
Public opposition to wind farms is often described as:
What is NIMBY?
Natural gas is primarily composed of
What is methane?
This policy tool sets an overall emissions limit and allows companies to trade permits
What is cap and trade?
The study of human population structure, growth, and distribution
What is demography?
Converting discarded wood into high-end furniture
What is upcycling?
People adopting group behavior even if incorrect
What is conformity?
This is a major trade-off of electric vehicles (EVs)
What is mineral extraction and battery mining?
This restricts movement of hazardous waste across borders
What is the Basel Convention?
Compact, mixed-use, walkable development emphasizes this strategy.
What is smart growth?
These are are naturally occurring, inorganic solids, with definite chemical composition.
What are minerals?
The POET model used to study cities stands for
What is Population, Organization, Environment, Technology?
These are major environmental concerns associated with hydropower dams
What is ecosystem disruption and displacement of people?
Labels showing energy efficiency influence behavior through
What are frames?
A farmer relocates crops northward due to warming is an example of this.
What is adaptation?
This type of pesticide would be most appropriate for targeting only invasive weed species with minimal ecological disruption
What is narrow-spectrum herbicide?