 | Term | Definition |
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how old is earth? |
4.6 billion years old |
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how long has life existed? |
3.7 billion years |
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human species date back to... |
160,000 years ago |
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3 major changes? |
agricultural, industrial-medical, information-globalization |
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began in england in mid-1700s |
IMR |
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problem of wood supply problem was solved when switched to? |
coal and oil |
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the economy was switched from small scale production to large-scale production |
IMR |
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a gradual move from hunting to settled agricultural communities |
AR |
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slash and burn cultivation |
AR |
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lack of machinery |
AR |
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rapid information all over the world |
IGR |
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this view is reinforced by the work ethic, the earth should be busy creating continual change |
development ethic |
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published nature in 1836 |
Emerson |
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was an early critic of rampan economic development |
Emerson |
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stated that infasion of nature by trade with its money threatens to upset balance of man and nature |
emerson |
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wrote walden |
thoureau |
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lived in nature for a year |
thoureau |
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believed we needed to protect nature from vandalism of a few |
thoureau |
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"wilderness mirrors divinity" |
Muir |
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argued that only govermental control could save seuquoia trees |
Muir |
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sierra club |
muir |
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oldes enviromental orgainzation |
sierra club |
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convinced federal goverment to restrice development in yosemite valley |
muir |
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wrote A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC |
leopold |
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founded the field of game management |
leopold |
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regulated hunting can maintain a proper balance of wildlife |
leopold |
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carson |
wrote articles in Yorker |
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wrote silent spring |
carson |
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dramatized the potent of pesticides |
carson |
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changes in pesticide in U.S. |
carson |
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antiquities act |
roosevelt |
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national parks |
roosevelt |
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a move to help conserve resources |
enviromental awakening |
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wilderness |
areas with minimal human influence |
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endangered species act |
1973 |
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EPA enviro protect agency |
1970 |
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raises the issure of trade sanctions |
CITES |
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exxon valdez accident caused what |
Valdez Principles |
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CERES |
a set of codes that businesses can adopt |
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backlash in the enviroment |
1980 |
