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ESC151 Quiz 1
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
01/22/2009

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Term
environmental science
Definition
the systematic study of the environment and our proper place in it
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environmental problems
Definition
natural world vs man-made world (air pollution, energy over-consumption, resource depletion, climate change, loss of biodiversity)
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6 Themes of Environmental Science
Definition
human population growth, increased urbanization, sustainability, people and nature, a global perspective, science and values
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J-curve
Definition
Represents exponential growth (constant and unlimited)
invented by John Eli Miller
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