Environmentalism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ESRM 100: Exam 1 question n answers graded A+ 2023environment - correct answer the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life environmental science - correct answer interactions among human systems and those found in nature system - correct answer any set of interacting components that influence one another by exchanging energy or materials ecosystem - correct answer location whose interacting components are abiotic and biotic environmentalist - correct answer a per...

goals of policy - Answer-protect natural resources and ensure wise use tangible direct benefits - Answer-wood, water, wildlife, fish, recreation, ecotourism intangible benefits - Answer-aesthetics and biodiversity principles of wildlife policy - Answer-preservation and use factors of preservation - Answer-time, location, affluence, and individual impact preserve what?? - Answer-species, aesthetics, ecosystem structure, genetic integrity, and associated lifestyles preserve from what?? - An...

Progressive Pioneers (~pre-1910) Social and Political elites; Regional and local issue focus; Divided on preservation v. conservation. Groups: Sierra Club National Audubon Society Preservation Movement: Social and political elites (writers and artists) in mid to late 19th century began to argue that it was necessary to PRESERVE the grand scenery and natural features of the unspoiled western landscape; "romanticization" of nature. Influential thinkers: Henry David Thoreau, Ral...

UNIT 5 APES TESTSoil Salinization Correlation - correct answer The more salt in the soil, the less seeds will germinate There is usually a point where none will germinate - about 1%NaCl Photosynthesis equation - correct answer 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 How does cutting down trees affect atmospheric carbon? How does burning trees affect atmospheric carbon? - correct answer → It causes for less photosynthesis to occur which releases less oxygen into the atmosphere and leaves m...

GVPT 273 Final Exam Latest 2023 Already Passed Anthropocene (1) Antrhopo: man / cene: new (2) Coined in 2000 when humans became dominate force and replaced nature Epoch (1) Period in time that is marked by golden spike (2) No exact start and end date Golden spike Major indicator of a shift in the epoch Anthropocene start dates (1) 1610 - Coloumbian exchange (2) 1964 - radioactive fallout from nuclear testing Environmental ethics Human beliefs about what is right or wrong with how we treat th...

T or F - Three primary rewards of entrepreneurship are thought to be profit, independence, and personal fulfillment. - Answer-True T or F - Some estimate that entrepreneurs are four times less likely to be millionaires than are those who work for others. - Answer-False T of F - A refugee is a person who tried entrepreneurship, failed, and sought refuge in corporate employment. - Answer-False T or F - Entrepreneurial teams are formed by bringing together two or more persons who together fu...

NRE Chapters Final Exam 2024 Cost Benefit Analysis Way of estimating the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives that satisfy a business. Heuristic Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. Bandwagon Effect Doing something because someone else is. Kingdon's Three Stream Model of Policy Making For an issue to get on the political agenda 3 things must be addressed: 1. A problem 2. A solution to the problem 3. The Political will to fix the problem Salience Exte...

ENVS 1000: EXAM REVIEW DECEMBER 2022/2023 RISE IN ENVIRONMENTALISM Reading: “Rise in Environmentalism” Peter Timmerman o Early organized environmentalism began in 19th century Britain. The two early environmentalists were John Ruskin and William Morris. They were responsible for the first environmental laws that governed sewage infrastructure, treatment plants and labour laws. o Early environmental movements covered the preservation of ancient monuments and the conservation of natura...

ENVS 1000: EXAM REVIEW RISE IN ENVIRONMENTALISM Reading: “Rise in Environmentalism” Peter Timmerman o Early organized environmentalism began in 19th century Britain. The two early environmentalists were John Ruskin and William Morris. They were responsible for the first environmental laws that governed sewage infrastructure, treatment plants and labour laws. o Early environmental movements covered the preservation of ancient monuments and the conservation of natural parks and landscap...

1) A specialized field which works on engineering the work environment is: A. industrial existentialism. B. ergonomics. C. environmentalism. D. engineering design - correct answer B. ergonomics. 2) A primary advantage of unstructured versus structured interviewing techniques is that: A. structured interviews take less time B. in an unstructured interview, the interviewer can ask follow-up questions and pursue points of interest as they develop C. unstructured interviews are in compliance with...