Term
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Definition
1. Contravene - Goes Against
2. Quest for Stability is Succession |
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| Brian Halweil - The rise of disfunctional farming |
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Definition
practice or behavior pattern that disrupts a system
determines stability of system |
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Term
Rise of Industrial Agriculture
Industrial scale production driven by goal of maximizing _____ ____ _____
Little or no concern for _________
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Definition
| Industrial scale production driven by goal of maximizing SHORT TERM PROFIT Little or no concern for stewardship |
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Term
| ___Calories of Fossil Fuels = ____ calories in food |
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Definition
| 10 Calories of Fossil Fuels = 1 calories in coffee |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| ___ of Greenhouse gases come from agriculture production. |
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Definition
| 1/3 of Greenhouse gases come from agriculture production. |
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Term
| agriculture fuel consumption |
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Definition
• 1. fertilizer
• 2. Diesel |
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Term
| u.s. recommended calories/day |
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Definition
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Term
| available worldwide with just grains: |
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Definition
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Term
| ____million people die from hunger per year |
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Definition
| 9 million people die from hunger per year |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| number or death from hunger related causes: |
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Definition
| 20 million death from hunger related causes: |
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Term
| __ in __ people worldwide are hungry |
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Definition
| 1 in 6 people world wide are hungry |
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Term
• ___% of children are hungry
o ___% are on food stamps |
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Definition
• 20% of children are hungry
o 50% are on food stamps |
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Term
• ___% of all Americans receive food stamps
o demand is increasing for food at ___% a year |
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Definition
• 14% of all Americans receive food stamps
o demand is increasing for food at 40% a year |
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Term
in 1776 ___% lived off farming
1900 – ___%
1950 – ___%
2007 - <___% |
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Definition
in 1776 90% lived off farming
1900 – 38%
1950 – 12%
2007 - <1% |
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Term
| The Tragedy of the ______ ______ |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Term
Early Stages of Succession:
_____Species
______Crops
______
_______ |
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Definition
Few Species
Monoculture Crops
Insects ---
Weeds ---Control LAbor + Synthetic Chemicals |
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Term
| In humans synthetic chemicals act as ________ __________ |
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Definition
| In humans synthetic chemicals act as Endocrine Disruptors |
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Term
• Polycarbon plastics
o 2 types
• |
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Definition
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Term
PUB MED - website
Sperm Density Declined ___% between 1938 and 1990 |
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Definition
PUB MED - website
Sperm Density Declined 15% between 1938 and 199 |
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Term
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Definition
o Can combine in new ways that may be disastrous
applies to synthetic chemicals |
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Term
| Acquire synthetic chemicals through _____ and ________ |
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Definition
| Acquire synthetic chemicals through eating and environment |
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Term
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Definition
• Persistent
• Diffuse world wide
• Additive
• Synergistic
o Can combine in new ways that may be disastrous |
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Term
Biological Diversity Definition:
The Different ____ ____ and ____ _______ ______ Found on Earth |
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Definition
| The Different Life-Forms and Life-Sustaining Processes Found on Earth |
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Term
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Definition
• Genetic diversity
o Variety in the genetic makeup among individuals within a species |
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Term
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Definition
• Species diversity
o Variety among the species found in different habitats |
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Term
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Definition
• Ecological diversity
o Variety of biological communities or eco- regions |
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Term
Functional Diversity:
Biological and Chemical Processes Such as ______ ____
and _______ _______
-Needed For the ________ of Species and Biological
Commnities |
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Definition
Functional Diversity:
Biological and Chemical Processes Such as Energy Flow
and MatterCycling
Needed For the Survival of Species and Biological
Commnities |
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Term
• Shallow water
o Contains the “______" zone
• Book calls it __________ zone |
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Definition
• Shallow water
o Contains the “photic” zone
• Book calls it epipelagic zone |
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Term
Abundance and Diversity: Marine
Tends to be High Near Continental and Island Margins
Where _________ is Occurring |
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Definition
Tends to be High Near Continental and Island Margins
Where UPWELLING is Occurring
upwelling also coral reefs |
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Term
Species Diversity Increases From the Surface
to a Depth of Approximately _____ feet |
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Definition
Species Diversity Increases From the Surface
to a Depth of Approximately 6,000 feet |
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Term
Below 6000 feet of ocean surface
• Bioviersity decreases rapidly, called ____ communities
- But near ____ ____ ____ _____ Species Diversity
Explodes |
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Definition
Below 6000 feet of ocean surface
• Bioviersity decreases rapidly, called benthic communities
Near Deep Sea Rift Zones Species Diversity
Explodes |
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Term
| The abundance of marine diversity and life forms is also related to _____ |
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Definition
| The abundance of marine diversity and life forms is also related to Depth |
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Term
Terrestrial biodiversity
• Species diversity tends to increase with Increasing:
________
• _________
• __________ |
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Definition
Terrestrial biodiversity
• Species diversity tends to increase with Increasing
• Solar radiation
• Moisture
• Temperature |
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Term
Species Diversity: Latitude
_______: in Tropical Areas
_______: in Polar Regions |
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Definition
Species Diversity: Latitude
Highest: in Tropical Areas
Lowest: in Polar Regions |
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Term
• Species Diversity Altitude
o Diversity generally _______ at lower elevations
o More moisture and _______ temperatures |
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Definition
• Altitude
o Diversity generally higher at lower elevations
o More moisture and higher temperatures |
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Term
| Species Diversity Tends to Increase With __________ _________ |
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Definition
Species DiversityTends to Increase With Ecological Succession
(Early Stages to Late Stages) |
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Term
Species Diversity Is Enhanced by
___________ and ________ Variation |
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Definition
Species Diversity Is Enhanced by
Topographic and Climate Variation |
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Term
| Losing about ______ species a year |
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Definition
| Losing about 50,000 species a year |
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Term
Currently Losing Approx. _____ Plants, Animal, and Insect
Species a Day
Approx. _______ Species a Year |
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Definition
Currently Losing Approx. 135 Plants, Animal, and Insect
Species a Day
Approx. 50,000 Species a Year |
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Term
Costa Rica Identifying New Species at Approximately
__ a Day in 2010 |
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Definition
Costa Rica Identifying New Species at Approximately
50 a Day in 2010 |
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Term
| In 2010 Nearly _______ New Plants and Animals A Year |
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Definition
| In 2010 Nearly 17,000 New Plants and Animals A Year |
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Term
Tropical rainforests
o ____ are gone
o _______ acres cleared a day
o another ______ acres degraded |
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Definition
Tropical rainforests
o half are gone
o 80,000 acres cleared a day
o another 80,000 acres degraded |
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Term
Worldwide, 2009:
About: ___% of Mammal Species
___% of Amphibians
___% of Birds
Classified as Threatened |
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Definition
Worldwide, 2009:
About: 23 % of Mammal Species
30%ofAmphibians
12% of Birds
Classified as Threatened |
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Term
“For 200 Years We’ve Been
Conquering Nature. Now,
We’re Beating it to Death” |
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Definition
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Term
Genes, Species, Ecosystems, and Ecological
Processes Have ________ ______ and is our _________ ______ against disasters |
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Definition
Genes, Species, Ecosystems, and Ecological
Processes Have Survival Value and is our Insurance Policy against disasters |
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Term
Each Year Earthworms Process From ___ to ___ Tons
Of Soil Near the Surface of Each Acre of Land
Effectively Aerating and Enriching the Soil |
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Definition
Each Year Earthworms Process From 1 to 30 Tons
Of Soil Near the Surface of Each Acre of Land
Effectively Aerating and Enriching the Soil |
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Term
Anthropocene time
• Anthro – _____
• Cene – ___ |
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Definition
Anthropocene time
• Anthro – human
• Cene – new |
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Term
| A _____ change in average temperature leads to a ___ change in extreme weather |
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Definition
| A small change in average temperature leads to a big change in extreme weather |
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Term
| __________ _______ are the steroids of weather |
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Definition
| Greenhouse gases are the steroids of weather |
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Term
• Amout if rain or snow fall in the heaviest __% of u.s. storms has risen on average __% over the past 50 years
o __% in the north |
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Definition
• Amout if rain or snow fall in the heaviest 1% of u.s. storms has risen on average 20% over the past 50 years
o 67% in the north |
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Term
| Endocrine Disruptors Attack What 3 Systems? |
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Definition
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Term
| ”we need to figure out what parts of our lives and __________ we must abandon” |
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Definition
| ”we need to figure out what parts of our lives and ideologies we must abandon” |
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Term
| o if current trends continue, temp will be ____ – ____ F higher than in 1990 |
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Definition
| o if current trends continue, temp will be 3.5 – 10.6 F higher than in 1990 |
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Term
| o the last ice age was about __ F cooler than now |
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Definition
| o the last ice age was about 7 F cooler than now |
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Term
• _____ to that which we cannot _______
• prevent that to which we cannot _____ |
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Definition
• adapt to that which we cannot prevent
• prevent that to which we cannot adapt |
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Term
anything above ___ parts per million carbon dioxide in the atmosphere we threaten the ecological life support systems upon which we depend
• we are currently are ___ppm |
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Definition
anything above 350 parts per million carbon dioxide in the atmosphere we threaten the ecological life support systems upon which we depend
• we are currently are 391ppm |
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Term
| pollution in china and u.s. account for more than ____ of the increase in emmisions last year |
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Definition
| pollution in china and u.s. account for more than half of the increase in emmisions last year |
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Term
between 1950 and 2009
• ___ degrees F change on land surface |
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Definition
between 1950 and 2009
• 1.6 degrees F change on land surface |
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Term
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Definition
sustainable development
• living wihin the limits of natural systems while ensuring and adequate standard of living for all
• meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations without compromising their own needs |
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Term
• to survive we need to build a planet that is (Mckibben)
o ________
o ________
o _________
o _________
o _________ |
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Definition
• to survive we need to build a planet that is
o durable
o sturdy
o stable
o hardy
o robust |
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Term
McKibben:
• our economics need to be founded on the principal that many small things breed a kind of ________ |
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Definition
| • our economics need to be founded on the principal that many small things breed a kind of stability |
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Term
| According to McKibben, stability means what? |
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Definition
High Diversity
High Stability
LAte Stages of Succession |
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Term
| Milton Friedman writes that real change is only produced by ______ |
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Definition
| writes that real change is only produced by crisis |
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Term
cuba
• ___ - ___ years of hard work to repair de-mineralized soil
• ____% of agriculture in cuba is organic |
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Definition
cuba
• 3-5 years of hard work to repair de-mineralized soil
• 80% of agriculture in cuba is organic |
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Term
o Benjamin barber
• Government that makes possible the
___________
___________ |
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Definition
o Benjamin barber
• Government that makes possible the
Judgement
Manipulation |
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Term
• Out of 258 studies on synthetic chemicals
o __% found chemical harm
o ___ studies were low doses
• ___% chemicals cause harm
• ___% not harmful
___% funded by chemical industry
___% nonindustry |
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Definition
• 258 studies
o 80% found chemical harm
o 168 studies were low doses
• 79% chemicals cause harm
• 21% not harmful
73% funded by chemical industry
5% nonindustry |
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Term
| Change almost always occurs from ______ ___ |
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Definition
| Change almost always occurs from BOTTOM UP |
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Term
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Definition
| For pvc containing phthalates |
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Term
• BPA
o By 2011, __ states have banned BPA from baby bottles
o ___% of humans have BPA in urine |
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Definition
• BPA
o By 2011, 11 states have banned BPA from baby bottles
o 90% of humans have BPA in urine |
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Term
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Definition
Satyagraha
The Struggle for Truth |
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Term
Percent of Seattle Population Opposed to WTO
Before Protest: ___%
After Protest: ___% |
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Definition
Percent of Seattle Population Opposed to WTO
Before Protest: 8%
After Protest: 83% |
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Term
| Two Powerful Tools For taking Action: |
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Definition
1. Global Communications
2. Information Technologies |
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Term
|
Definition
• civil - community
• market - buisness
• public – government |
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Term
| Agriculture has evolved in an unusually ______ _______ |
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Definition
| Agriculture has evolved in an unusually stable climate |
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Term
Two Major Water Sheds in Human/Environmental Relationships
1.
2. |
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Definition
1. Agricultural Revolution
2. Medical/Industrial Revolution |
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Term
| The __________ and _______ Revolutions are additive to the agricultural revolution |
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Definition
| The Industrial and Medical Revolutions are additive to the agricultural revolution |
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Term
| Environmental Degradation is a Product of _____ ____ ________ |
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Definition
| Environmental Degradation is a Product of Short Term Thinking |
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Term
| Who said "History does repeat itself, however, the price becomes higher" |
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Definition
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Term
2004
____ Million Evangelicals
(___% of All Voters)
Voted ___% For George Bush |
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Definition
2004
26.5 Million Evangelicals
(20% of All Voters)
Voted 78% For George Bush |
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Term
| A Marker or Sentinel Species |
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Definition
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Term
Steel Head Trout Habitat Especially Degraded By:
•_____
•__________ |
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Definition
Steel Head Trout Habitat Especially Degraded By:
•Silt
•Temperature |
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Term
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Definition
1. Porvisioning
2. Regulating
3. Cultural |
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Term
| Mckibben: Rebuild Communities to buffer effects of ____ ____ and _______ ______. |
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Definition
| Mckibben: Rebuild Communities to buffer effects of Peak Oil and Climate Change. |
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Term
|
Definition
Soviet Union Collapses and becomes Russia
Less Pesticide for Cuba - swith to urban ag |
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Term
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Definition
| Cuba - provided 1/2 of havana's vegies |
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Term
| Miltion Friedman: Real Change Comes From _______ |
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Definition
| Miltion Friedman: Real Change Comes From PRICES |
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Term
| ___ of the ___ largest corporations in the world are fossil-fuel provides |
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Definition
| six of the 12 largest corporations in the world are fossil-fuel provides |
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Term
MCKIBBEN:
___ degree Celsius increase that has already occurred will Increase thunderstorms over the ocean by ___% |
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Definition
1 degree Celsius increase that has already occurred will
Increase thunderstorms over the ocean by 45% |
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Term
MCKIBBEN:
Tropical climates have expanded to include an additional _________ square miles |
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Definition
| Tropical climates have expanded to include an additional 8.5 million square miles |
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Term
MCKIBBEN:
Global rainfall is increasing at ___% per decade |
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Definition
| Global rainfall is increasing at 1.5% per decade |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
our single degree Celsius increase has created a __% increase in lightning strikes |
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Definition
| our single degree Celsius increase has created a 6% increase in lightning strikes |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Fires burn, on average, ____ times as long as they did a generation ago |
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Definition
| Fires burn, on average, four times as long as they did a generation ago |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
By 2007, the Arctic ice cap was over _______ square miles smaller than ever before recorded |
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Definition
| By 2007, the Arctic ice cap was over a million square miles smaller than ever before recorded |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
in 2008, the West Antarctic was losing ice ___% faster than a decade before |
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Definition
| in 2008, the West Antarctic was losing ice 75% faster than a decade before |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
From 1995-2008, frequency of hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic increased by ___% |
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Definition
| From 1995-2008, frequency of hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic increased by 75% |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
2009, the Pacific oyster industry was reporting an ___% mortality rate for oyster larvae. |
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Definition
| 2009, the Pacific oyster industry was reporting an 80% mortality rate for oyster larvae. |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Bangladesh - what is problem with rising sea level? |
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Definition
rising sea levels are pushing saltwater further inland
spread of dengue fever |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
In 2008, the World Bank found that now __________ people are making less than $1.25 |
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Definition
| In 2008, the World Bank found that now 1.4 billion people are making less than $1.25 |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
What is contributing to the conflict in DARFUR? |
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Definition
| Dwindling Water Resources |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
New Goal = _________ |
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Definition
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Our modern agricultural methods use ____ gallons of oil each year to feed the average American |
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Definition
| Our modern agricultural methods use four hundred gallons of oil each year to feed the average American |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
growing alternative crops between rows is known as ________ |
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Definition
Intercropping
- Farmers can double output |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Indonesian farmers used ______ instead of pesticides |
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Definition
| Indonesian farmers used REAL BUGS instead of pesticides |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
East African maize farmers have improved soil fertility by adding ________ fixing trees and shrubs to their fields |
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Definition
| East African maize farmers have improved soil fertility by adding nitrogen fixing trees and shrubs to their fields |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Farmers in Honduras have learned that a new ______ _____ crop adds fertile topsoil when it rots |
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Definition
| Farmers in Honduras have learned that a new velvet-bean crop adds fertile topsoil when it rots |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
British scientists have helped Kenyans to control pests through ______________ that attract and repel insects |
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Definition
| British scientists have helped Kenyans to control pests through semiochemicals that attract and repel insects |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
3 Big Shot Environmentalists |
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Definition
| Al Gore, Thomas Friedman and Jeffrey Sachs |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Increased Temperatures caused an expansion of the tropics by more than ___ degrees of latitude both north and south |
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Definition
| an expansion of the tropics by more than two degrees of latitude both north and south |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Mountain Pine Beetle destroyed ____ acres in Rockies |
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Definition
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Ocean acidity is up by ___% |
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Definition
| Ocean acidity is up by 30% |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
1972 'Limits to Growth' report says... |
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Definition
| ...we are on the path to collapse |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
'__________' should replace 'growth' or 'expansion' as a guiding principle |
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Definition
| 'maintenance' should replace 'growth' or 'expansion' as a guiding principle |
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Term
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Definition
| food, energy and the internet |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
'_______ get smaller in the heat and so should ___________' |
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Definition
| 'mammals get smaller in the heat and so should governments' |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
A “__________” process is turning swaths of rain forest into desert |
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Definition
| A “savannizing” process is turning swaths of rain forest into desert |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
Smaller farms can implement more Eaarth-friendly practices such as? (3) |
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Definition
| intercropping, planting more crops in a year, and crop rotation. |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
“the sudden availability” of “cheap fossil fuel” in the eighteenth century is know as _________ |
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Definition
| “the sudden availability” of “cheap fossil fuel” in the eighteenth century is know as MODERNITY |
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Term
MCKIBBEN
a return to small-scale agriculture coupled with a “_____ _________ _______” |
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Definition
| a return to small-scale agriculture coupled with a “green Manhattan project” |
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Term
| ___% of global disease burden and ___% of premature mortality due to environmental factors |
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Definition
| - 24% of global disease burden and 23% of premature mortality due to environmental factors |
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Term
| Child Deaths could be as high as ___% due to environment |
|
Definition
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Term
| 1962 Rachel Carson's book "______ _____" book on chemical toxins sparked focus of env. community |
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Definition
| 1962 Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" book on chemical toxins sparked focus of env. community |
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Term
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Definition
| Disability Adjusted Life Years = measure of disease burden |
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Term
| Chronic Disease Accounts for ___% of deaths worldwide |
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Definition
| Chronic Disease Accounts for 60% of deaths worldwide |
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Term
| By 2020 _____ _______ will be the leading cause of global disease burden |
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Definition
| By 2020 heart disease will be the leading cause of global disease burden |
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Term
| At any time _________ people suffer from worms, flukes, and other pesticides |
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Definition
| At any time 2 Billion people suffer from worms, flukes, and other pesticides |
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Term
| There are ________ cases of malaria each year and _______ die |
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Definition
| There are 500 million cases of malaria each year and 1 million die |
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Term
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Definition
| diseases not previously known or have been absent for last 20 years |
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Term
| PArasites in Chesapeake Bay can kill ___% of exposed oysters |
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Definition
| PArasites in Chesapeake Bay can kill 90% of exposed oysters |
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Term
| HArvest has dropped from _______ tons in 1880 to _____ tons today |
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Definition
| HArvest has dropped from 20-30 million tons in 1880 to 1000 tons today |
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Term
| This disease is spreading through deer and elk in North America |
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Definition
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Term
| This is a discipline that attempts to understand how our environmental damages threaten our own heath and natural communities |
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Definition
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Term
| at least _____ of 100 million antibiotics doses are uneeded or the wrong ones in USA |
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Definition
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Term
| ___% of all disease burden in in developing countries |
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Definition
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Term
| These are chemicals or other factors that specifically cause abnormalities |
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Definition
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Term
| ___ in ___ children in America has developmental disability |
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Definition
| 1 in 6 children in America has developmental disability |
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Term
| Vegetation zones defined by altitude are known as? |
|
Definition
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Term
| ______ plants can be utilized by humans |
|
Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Habitat destruction, Invasive species, pollution, population of humans and Overharvesting |
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Term
Between 1600-1850, ___ to ___ species extinct per decade
Now ______ per decade |
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Definition
Between 1600-1850, 2 to 3 species extinct per decade
Now thousands per decade |
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Term
| ___ of the original forest retains its old growth characteristics |
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Definition
| 1/5 of the original forest retains its old growth characteristics |
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Term
| The reduction of habitat into small isolated patches |
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Definition
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Term
| Over _______ non-native species discovered in US |
|
Definition
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Term
| 1904 shipment of nursery trees from China |
|
Definition
Fungal Blight
-American Chestnut Tree Disappeared in 40 yrs |
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Term
|
Definition
| Interesting and Attractive Species |
|
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Term
|
Definition
| tied to certain community or succession stage |
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Term
|
Definition
| require large blocks of relatively undisturbed land |
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Term
Which country produces the most greenhouse gases?
How Many premature Deaths per year there? |
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Definition
China
460,000 premature deaths a year |
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Term
| Cities that were once compact that expand are called? |
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Definition
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Term
|
Definition
| Mill proposed economics can achieve equilibirum. |
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Term
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Definition
Cost Benefit Analysis
-widely disputed because discounts value of natural resources |
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
| 1972 to 1979 average hectare increased from __ to ___ tons |
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Definition
| 1972 to 1979 average hectare increased from .4 to 2.5 tons |
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Term
| Cost of farming in UK is ________ per year |
|
Definition
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Term
| ___ % of crops in midwest states come from just ____ crops |
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Definition
80 % of crops in midwest states come from just 2 crops
Heavy pesticides for low diversity |
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Term
| Fertilizer use has increased ___fold while production only increased ___ fold |
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Definition
| Fertilizer use has increased 10 fold while production only increased 3 fold |
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Term
In 1950 US farmers received ____cents for every dollar
In 1997 only ___ cents for every dollar |
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| In developing world, ______ tend most fields |
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| Introducing trees to farms: |
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reduce erosion
sequestor carbon
combat salinization
retain water |
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| Farming's biggest cost is? |
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From pesticides:
_______ per year poisoned, _______ deaths per year |
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| 3 million poisoned, 20,000 deaths a year |
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