Garrett hardin - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rachel Carson correct answers published Silent Spring in 1962; documented the environmental damage done by DDT and other pesticides. This book heightened public awareness at the start of the modern environmental movement. Paul Ehrlich correct answers a biologist who published The Population Bomb in 1968; discussed overpopulation and food production issues for future generations. Garrett Hardin correct answers published "Tragedy of the Commons" in 1968; argued that rational people will ex...

APES Unit 1 Latest Update Already Passed enviornmental science an interdisciplinary field of science that integrates natural science and social science How nature works How the environment affects us How we affect the environment Causes of and solutions to environmental problems enviornment the sum total of all living and nonliving things that affect an organism ecology a biological science that studies the interrelationships between living organisms and their environments enviornmentalism a ...

life has existed on earth for - 3.8 billion years water covers _ of earth -3/4 earth is well suited because - -water covers 3/4 -habitable temps -moderate sunlight -oxygen and carbon dioxide provided -soil has essential minerals for plants highly developed countries - industrialized, low pop growth, high incomes less developed countries - low industry, high fertility, high infant rate, agricultural, high mortality rate, low income renewable resources - solar energy, wind, tides, water ...

Aldo Leopold wrote A Sand County Almanac published a year after his death in 1948; promoted a "Land Ethic" in which humans are ethically responsible for serving as the protectors of nature. John Muir founded Sierra Club in 1892; preservationist Rachel Carson one of the first people to realize the global dangers of pesticide abuse (DDT). Wrote Silent Spring. Fourier or Pouillet Person who coined phrase "Greenhouse Effect" Murray Bookchin social ecology Tragedy of the Commons si...

Public Interest - correct answer Collective goals - public and private self Environmental Policy - correct answer government action/inaction that affects or tries to affect environmental quality or the use of natural resources Who Creates Environmental Policy? - correct answer All 3 branches of government Role of the Legislative in EP - correct ans...

Cooper Geo 3303 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Know approximately how many times more resources middle class goods require to produce as opposed to basic or essential goods like food - ANSWER-Six times as many Define Carrying Capacity - ANSWER-A max amount of people a resource base can support Be able to define and differentiate between proven resources and projected resources - ANSWER-Prove Reserves (resources) are amounts of resources we know exists and are economically feasible t...

BESC 367 - Exam 2 Tragedy of the Commons - Answer- Garrett Hardin; Grazing cattle example - too much cattle on one area of land will destroy the land - leaving no benefit for anyone Because the environment is a public commons. - Answer- How does Tragedy of the Commons relate to environment? Consumption of the good by the individual does not reduce the amount available for consumption by others; and no one can effectively be excluded from using that good. Ex: air and water - Answer- What...

Aldo Leopold wrote A Sand County Almanac published a year after his death in 1948; promoted a "Land Ethic" in which humans are ethically responsible for serving as the protectors of nature. John Muir founded Sierra Club in 1892; preservationist Rachel Carson one of the first people to realize the global dangers of pesticide abuse (DDT). Wrote Silent Spring. Fourier or Pouillet Person who coined phrase "Greenhouse Effect" Murray Bookchin social ecology Tragedy of the Commons situation in...

APES unit 1, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Graded A+ enviornmental science - -an interdisciplinary field of science that integrates natural science and social science How nature works How the environment affects us How we affect the environment Causes of and solutions to environmental problems enviornment - -the sum total of all living and nonliving things that affect an organism ecology - -a biological science that studies the interrelationships between living organisms a...

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