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Environmental Beginnings
Facts and Figures
Potpourri
Elemental Vocab
Atoms
100
The circumstances and conditions that surround an organism or a group of organisms
What is Environment
100
A 2-3 km thick haze regularly covers this area of the world
What is South Asia
100
The systematic study of our environment and our place in it
What is Environmental Science
100
Anything that takes up space
What is Matter
100
Positively charged part of an atom
What is a Proton
200
When environmental concerns extended to include both natural resources and environmental pollution
What is Modern Environmentalism
200
Approximate number of people who are chronically malnourished
What is 800 million
200
Matter is organized as _____________
What is Elements
200
Atomic number = number of _________
What is Protons
200
Number of electrons an atom wants in its outer shell
What is 8
300
Resources should be used “for the greatest good, for the greatest number, for the longest time”
What is Utilitarian Conservation
300
6.8 billion
What is the approximate number of people on Earth today
300
Typically descendants of the original inhabitants of an area taken over by more powerful outsiders
What are indigenous people
300
The simplest form of matter
What is an Element
300
The negatively charged part of the atom
What is an Electron
400
The idea that we all share an environment at a global scale
What is Global Environmentalism
400
Percentage of people that live on less than $1/day
What is 20%
400
The smallest unit of an element
What is an Atom
400
Molecules that contain BOTH Hydrogen and Carbon
What is Organic Molecules
400
Two atoms of the same element
What is an Isotope
500
Emphasizes the fundamental right of other organisms to exist and pursue their own interests
What is Biocentric Preservation
500
Populations of these animals are down 50-75% in the last 20 years.
What are birds and butterflies
500
A search for ecological stability and human progress that can last over the long term
What is sustainability
500
Protons + Neutrons
What is Atomic Mass
500
An atom that does not have a neutral charge
What is an Ion