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Environment in Society
Notes from the book Society: The Basics by John J. Macionis
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2011

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Natural Environment
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Earth's surface and atmosphere, including living organisms, air, water, soil, and other resources necessary to sustain life
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Ecosystem
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a system composed of the interaction of all living organisms and their natural environment
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Environmental Deficit
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profound long-term harm to the natural environment caused by humanity's focus on short term material affluence
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Rain Forests
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regions of dense forestation, most of which circle the globe close to the equator
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Environmental Racism
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patterns of development that expose poor people, especially minorities, to environmental hazards
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Global Warming
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a rise in Earth's average temperature due to an increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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