Introduction to Environmental Studies Exam 1
Chapter 1: Science and the Environment
Chapter 2: Economics, Politics, and Public Policy
Chapter 3: Basic Needs of Living Things
Chapter 4: Populations and Communities
Introduction
State of the Planet
The Environmental Movement
Three Themes
Earth is in peril!
Population growth
Ecosystem degradation
Biodiversity loss
Global climate change
Environmental Studies
Environmental Science
Environment
Environmentalist's Paradox
Stewardship
Sustainability
Sound Science
Environmentalists
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Rachel Carson
Aldo Leopold
Wangari Maathai
John Muir
Garrett Hardin
Teddy Roosevelt
Muhammad Yunus
Environmental Public Policy
Economics vs Environment
Economic Measurements
Gross National Product (GNP)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)
Economic Systems
Economic Services
Economics
Services
Goods
Provisioning
Cultural
Regulating
Free market
Centrally planned
Policy Life Cycle
Public Policy
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Recognition
Formulation
Implementation
Control
Ecological Hierarchy
Matter in Living or Nonliving Systems
Environmental Factors
Population Dynamics
Limits on Population
Evolution
Matter
Biogeochemical cycling
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Limits of tolerance
Zones of stress
Niche
Range of tolerance
Optimal range
Limiting factors
Habitat
Species
Population
Ecology
Biotic Community (Biota)
Ecotone
Ecosystem
Biomes
Landscape
Biosphere
Biotic factors
Abiotic factors
Environmental resistance
Population
Biotic potential
Community Interaction Types
Density
Critical number
Density dependence
Density independence
Symbiosis
Competition
Predation
Commensalism
Mutualism
Amensalism
Neutralism
Intraspecific
Interspecific
Natural selection
Selective pressure