environ 201 final
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 False | T/F Humans move more materials per year than all past geological processes, including glaciations, plate tectonics, water currents and wind. (Student-inspired question) |
| True | several US govt organizations recognize climate change as a threat to national security T/F |
| true | 30-50% of food produced on farm rots T/F |
| false | speculators and absentee landowners buying land for development are pushing people out of cities T/f |
| true | the hubbert curve is based on historical extraction and is used to estimate the reserves of non renewable resources such as for US petrolium T/F |
| false | the laws of thermodynamics show that energy can be recycled T/f |
| true | people are malnourished as a result of the uneven distribution and quality of food, not for lack of food production t/f |
| false | drought is not a natural occurence, but a human caused disaster resulting from activities such as deforestation and desertification t/f |
| true | dryer countries with limited natural resources experience higher numbers of conflicts than other countries t/f |
| true | ethanol produced from corn takes more energy to produce than is present in the resulting biofuel t/f |
| false | climate change is expected to increase the amount of water in the great lakes t/f |
| true | the ability to capture energy from the local environment to grow, reproduce etc is definitive of life t/f |
| false | water withdrawals do not return water to the source, or return water in a degraded condition t/f |
| true | the us could reduce its energy usage w/out compromising standards of living, following the lead of some EU countries t/f |
| true | after analyzing data about a question, the veil of ignorance is a useful tool to focus social and moral factors in evaluating and weighing possible solutions to the questions t/f |
| false | the examples of portland and atlanta verify that suburban development for homes and businesses increasing the overall tax base results in decreases in average real estate taxes t/f |
| false | preservation is becoming especially effective t/f |
| increase the harmful effects of natural events | fire prevention, living near mt vesuvius, going to the beach after a first tsunami wave, building shoddy structures are examples of how humans: |
| biosphere | human technology, human couture, human institutions, and plants and animals are all included in the : |
| heliosulfide | which is not a greenhouse gas: methane nitrous oxide sulfur hexafluoride heliosulfide hydrofluorocarbons |
| conflict | the seven fires prophecy predicted the arrival of europeans to north america and potential _______ |
| GMO crops | these must be purchased as seed each year by farmers: |
| true | in neoclassical economies only built capital contributes to GDP and natural resources must be used to have value t/f |
| three gorges dam | the ____ in china: will generate substantial hydroelectric power was built to control floods is an example to china's commitment to renewable energy production has had costly ecological impacts on its river |
| monoculture | which is not an effective alternative to pest control: crop rotation monoculture trap crops flooding before planting green manure |
| increase | humans _______ the amount of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle |
| less than 1 | what percent of the earth's water is potable freshwater, available for human uses |
| judith curry | Dr. ______ considers data provide overwhelming evidence that global climate change occurs |
| greenhouse gas | change in global temperature from 2001-2007 IPCC reports is consitent with predictions based on _________ driven warming |
| GMOs | _____ can reduce the use of pesticides which benefits non pest organisms |
| true | farming and aquaculture depend on the availability of land/water and the yield of farmed/cultured species T/F |
| true | T/f china has much lower levels of exotic species than the USA |
| true | t/f: over 70% of the world's fishery resources are exploited at non-sustainable rates |
| concentrated animal feeding operations | CAFO stands for _________. it is confined space with no natural feed and is protested more in rich countries |
| true | t/f grass is a way to capture solar energy |
| true | t/f the us is close to energy independence except for transportation |
| natural disaster | loss of human life loss of built capital and loss of resources used to increase built capital define: |
| true | t/f: the locations of floods are highly predictable |
| false | t/f: saving hotspots of biodiversity is an effective focus for conservation practices because it also ameliorates poverty for people in and around preserves |
| true | the trend in evolution of plants suggest that increases in complexity are associated with adaptations that increase the rate of throughput of materials and energy t/f |
| true | t/f: The area under the Hubbert curve provides an estimate of the total amount of renewable resources available for human use with current technology and pricing |
| false | t/f: Child shock occurs in a growing population when the number of children is large, stressing families and social support systems |
| false | T/F: Urban expansion is beneficial to society in building wealth in homes, in return improving the tax base for urban communities while reducing per capita taxes |
| popular epidemiology | ______ _____: is when the general public and scientists work together to look into the distribution and causes of illness |
| false | T/F: waste from farming animals are recycled as fertilizers which avoids this aspect of farming from being a problem |
| genetically modified organisms | GMOs |
| megadrought | by creating a policy to develop water markets and pricing, the US can plan for the risk of a: |
| true | effective US production and use of biofuels is dependent on the development of energy and dollar cost effective crops t/f: |
| value the beliefs of those in the same group more than those outside it | in group bias |
| relying too heavily on 1 datum piece | anchoring bias |
| evaluating an argument based on the believability of its conclusion | belief bias |
| tool used to make value decisions | cost benefit analysis |
| meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future to meet their own needs | sustainable development |
| water for usage that is largely returned after use | withdrawal |
| water removed from source and not returned | consumption |
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