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Enviro 1
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2009

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trees, fish, agricultural soil, solar energy, wind energy, clean air, fresh water
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Renewable Resources
Term
Metallic minerals (aluminum, gold, tin), Fossil Fuels
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Non renewable resources
Term
80%, 10%, 7%, 3%
Definition
fossil fuels, biomass, nuclear, renewable
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How much will our needs increase by 2030?
Definition
50%
Term
Ecosystem goods
Definition
seafood, timber, medicine
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Ecosystem services
Definition
purification of air and water, decomp wastes, regulation of climate, regeneration of soil
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What percent of the world's human population is represented by Highly developed countries?
Definition
19%
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Tragedy of the commons
Definition
Inability to solve environmental problems is result of a struggle between short-term individual welfare and long-term environmental sustainability
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Ecology
Definition
Study of ABUNDANCE and DISTRIBUTION of organisms
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