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Chapter 1 Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability Living in an Exponential Age Human population growth: J-shaped curve Exponential Growth plays a key role in 5 important and interconnected environmental issues Population growth Resource use and waste Poverty Loss of biodiversity Global climate change Biodiversity includes: Genetic variation within a species Variety of species in an area Variety of habitat types within a landscape What is Environmental Science? The goals of environmental science are to learn: how nature works. how the environment effects us. how we effect the environment. how we can live more sustainably without degrading our life-support system. Sustainability: The Integrative Theme

Living in the Environment 16th Ed. : Ch.1 Key Terms

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Living in the Environment 16th Ed. Chapter 1 :Key Terms biodegradable pollutants harmful materials that can be broken down by natural processes. conservation the management of natural resources with the goal of minimizing resource waste and sustaining resource supplies for current and future generations. culture the whole of a society?s knowledge, beliefs, technology, and practices, and human cultural changes have had profound effects on the earth. developed countries (with 1.2 billion people) include the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and most countries of Europe. developing countries All other nations (with 5.5 billion people) are classified as developing countries, most of them in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. ecological footprint

Living in the Environment Chapter 1 Supplement

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Chapter 1 Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability Chapter Overview Questions What are the main themes of this book? What keeps us alive? What is an environmentally sustainable society? How fast is the human population growing? What is the difference between economic growth, economic development, and environmentally sustainable economic development? Chapter Overview Questions (cont?d) What are the harmful environmental effects of poverty and affluence? What three major human cultural changes have taken place since humans arrived? What are the four scientific principles of sustainability and how can we use them and shared visions to build more environmentally sustainable and just societies during this century? Updates Online

AP Environmental Science Miller 17th Edition Ch.1

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APES CH.1 NOTES Environment- our living and nonliving surroundings, with which we interact in a complex web of relationships that connect us to one another and the world we live in. Environmental Science- the study of how humans interact with the living and nonliving parts of their environment. It includes ideas from the natural sciences, social sciences, political science, and humanities. The 3 goals of environmental science are to learn how nature works, understand how we interact with the environment, and to find ways to deal with environmental problems and live more sustainably.
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