Environmental Science Quiz – Flashcards
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most environmental problems result from
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complex, interrelated problems
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fundamental basis of environmental science as a discipline is
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human impact on the earth
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pragmatic conservationists, including gifford pinchot and rosevelt supported forest conservation in order to protect
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jobs and homes for people
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biocenric preservationists, first led by john muir, advocate saving natural areas for
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aesthetic and spiritual values and wildlife habitat
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enviormentalism stemming from the publication of rachel carsons silent spring differed from earlier nothern american conservation perspectives by
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placing more emphasis on pollution problems
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the worlds population is now more than
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7 billion
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evidence in progress of dealing with population problems is best illustrated by
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a decrease in the average number of children born to each woman
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environment can be defined as
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circumstances or conditions that surround an organism
all the biotic and abiotic external conditions that affect an organsim or group of organisms
complex of social or cultural conditions that affect an individual or community
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aldo leopold
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founded the wilderness society & was author of a sand county almanac
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pinchot believed that resources should be used for the greatest good for the greatest number, for the longest time and thus he practiced
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utilitarian conservation
