EVS 195 Exam 1
The two worlds of humans - Answer-1. natural world (plants, animals water)
2. Social Institutions (science technology, and politics)
Environment - Answer-the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or
operates.
Environmental Science - Answer-the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it
Major Themes in Environmental Science - Answer-Sustainable Development
Climate Change and Climate Action
Arguably the Biggest Problem faced by society - Answer-population and consumption
4 Distinct Historical Stages - Answer-Pragmatic Resource Conservation
Moral and Aesthetic Nature Preservation
Concern about Health and Ecological Damage
Global Environment Citizenship
,Pragmatic Resource Conservation (Stage 1) - Answer-Using our resources wisely
Gifford Pinchot
Forests should be saved - not to protect animals or because they are beautiful but so they can provide
homes and jobs for people
led to U.S. Forestry Service
Nature Conservation (Stage 2) - Answer-Nature deserves to exist for its own sake regardless of how
useful for humans
John Muir - President of Sierra Club
Opposed Pinchot's view
Led way to National Parks Service
Modern Environment Service (Stage 3) - Answer-Industrial Expansion after WWII added new concerns
about environment
Rachel Carson - Silent Spring (discussed threat if pesticides on bird population) led to the ban on DDT
Led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
Global Environmentalism (Stage 4) - Answer-Modern Info Technology = Increased International
Communications
, Pope Francis Speaks out about saving the forests
Ecosystem Services - Answer-The process by which natural environments provide life-supporting
resources. Free good and services people obtain such as food, fuel, photosynthesis, water purification,
recreation, temperature regulation, nutrient cycling
Environmental Racism - Answer-unequal distribution of environmental hazards based on race. Led
poisoning in children - black children are 2-3 times more likely to get led poisoning than white children
are
Toxic Colonialism - Answer-Practice of targeting poor developing regions or nations as waste disposal
areas
Sustainable Development - Answer-meeting current needs without compromising future generations
needs
needing to balance the three p's: profits, people, planet
E-Waste - Answer-discarded electronic equipment such as computers, cell phones, television sets, etc.
Chinas Import E-Waste Ban - Answer-china announced they would no longer recycle old bottles,
cardboard boxes, and tattered newspapers - a global crisis triggered
Empiricism - Answer-the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should,
therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
Uniformitarianism - Answer-basic patterns are uniform in time and space; the forces a town today are
the same as the ones that shaped the past, and they will continue to do so in the future.
The two worlds of humans - Answer-1. natural world (plants, animals water)
2. Social Institutions (science technology, and politics)
Environment - Answer-the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or
operates.
Environmental Science - Answer-the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it
Major Themes in Environmental Science - Answer-Sustainable Development
Climate Change and Climate Action
Arguably the Biggest Problem faced by society - Answer-population and consumption
4 Distinct Historical Stages - Answer-Pragmatic Resource Conservation
Moral and Aesthetic Nature Preservation
Concern about Health and Ecological Damage
Global Environment Citizenship
,Pragmatic Resource Conservation (Stage 1) - Answer-Using our resources wisely
Gifford Pinchot
Forests should be saved - not to protect animals or because they are beautiful but so they can provide
homes and jobs for people
led to U.S. Forestry Service
Nature Conservation (Stage 2) - Answer-Nature deserves to exist for its own sake regardless of how
useful for humans
John Muir - President of Sierra Club
Opposed Pinchot's view
Led way to National Parks Service
Modern Environment Service (Stage 3) - Answer-Industrial Expansion after WWII added new concerns
about environment
Rachel Carson - Silent Spring (discussed threat if pesticides on bird population) led to the ban on DDT
Led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
Global Environmentalism (Stage 4) - Answer-Modern Info Technology = Increased International
Communications
, Pope Francis Speaks out about saving the forests
Ecosystem Services - Answer-The process by which natural environments provide life-supporting
resources. Free good and services people obtain such as food, fuel, photosynthesis, water purification,
recreation, temperature regulation, nutrient cycling
Environmental Racism - Answer-unequal distribution of environmental hazards based on race. Led
poisoning in children - black children are 2-3 times more likely to get led poisoning than white children
are
Toxic Colonialism - Answer-Practice of targeting poor developing regions or nations as waste disposal
areas
Sustainable Development - Answer-meeting current needs without compromising future generations
needs
needing to balance the three p's: profits, people, planet
E-Waste - Answer-discarded electronic equipment such as computers, cell phones, television sets, etc.
Chinas Import E-Waste Ban - Answer-china announced they would no longer recycle old bottles,
cardboard boxes, and tattered newspapers - a global crisis triggered
Empiricism - Answer-the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should,
therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
Uniformitarianism - Answer-basic patterns are uniform in time and space; the forces a town today are
the same as the ones that shaped the past, and they will continue to do so in the future.
