G.E. 10 - Chapters 7 & 8

Cards (52)

  • Foundation for the chemical cycling idea
    Natural nutrient cycling
  • Items or particles that accumulate at a manufacturing facility
    Solid Waste
    • Non-liquis waste
    • Generate by person, households small business, etc.
    Municipal Solid Waste
  • Types of Municipal Solid Waste
    • Electronic Waste
    • Food Waste
  • Aims to reduce environmental damage
    Waste Management
  • Involves producing significantly less solid waste
    Waste Reduction
  • Type of recycling that replicates natural nutrient recycling
    Composting
  • Large field or pit where regular rubbish is dumped or burnt
    Open Dump
  • Economic discipline that deals with environmental issues
    Environmental Economics
  • Value of benefits derived from environmental sources
    Economic Valuation
  • Simulating sustainable environment
    Economic tools
  • International between economic systems and environment
    Economic Modelling
  • Fair treatment to all
    Environmental Justice
  • Refers to activities that will enhance beneficial links
    Environmental Management
  • Seven Principles of Environmental Management
    Polluter Pays Principle
    The user pays principle
    The precautionary principle
    The principle of effectiveness and efficiency
    The principle of responsibility
    The principle of participation
    The principle of proportionality
  • Needs to pay tax depending on damage
    Polluter pays principle
  • Entire long run marginal cost
    The user pays principle
  • Do not have detrimental influences
    The precautionary principle
  • Provide incentives to reduce inefficiency consumption
    The principle of effectiveness and efficiency
  • Responsibility of everyone
    The principle of responsibility
  • Everyone has the obligation to take part in environmental actions
    The principle of participation
  • Concept of balance underpin
    The principle of proportionality
  • Groupings of individual of same species
    Population
  • Several populations of same species in same area
    Community
  • Pattern of spacing of individual
    Dispersion
  • Most common pattern
    Clumped
  • Spread out pattern
    Uniform
  • Absence of special attractions
    Random
  • It refers to the sizes and composition of population
    Survivorship Curves
  • Low --> high
    Type 1
  • Constant
    Type 2
  • ---> High
    Type 3
  • Relative number of individuals of certain age
    Age structure diagram
  • Actual capacity to reproduce
    Fecundity
  • The total number of offspring produced
    Fertility
  • Number of years a person expected to live
    Life Expectancy
  • Biotic potential
    Population Growth
  • Simplest model for population growth limits, no completion at all
    Exponential Growth
  • Number of individual that stable environment can support
    Carrying capacity
  • Number of people born - dead
    Growth Rate