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What is Environment
All living and nonliving things that humans interact with.
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What is Clean Air Act.
Pollution of the atmosphere
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What is The preservation of nature should be a priority over human needs
Wisdom
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What is a national park?
preserved areas that are relatively unaltered from their original state
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Give a modern example of a commons and describe how it is misused
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What is Commons
– A shared resource or area that is not owned by any individual.
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What is Clean Water Act
Pollution of surface waters
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What is Human needs come first, but must be met sustainably
Stewardship
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What is a national forest?
federally-managed, but do allow commercial logging and recreational hunting and fishing
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Why did California want to build a dam in the Hetch Hetchy valley
To provide water to San Francisco
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What is Cost-Benefit Analysis
– Studying whether the benefit of doing something justifies its cost.
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What is Safe Drinking Water Act
Cleanliness of tap water
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What is The Earth’s resources are intended to benefit the human population
Planetary Management
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What is a wildlife refuge
allow commercial activities, but may allow recreational hunting and fishing
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In a developed country, is there life expectancy longer than a developing country
No
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What is Law of Unintended Consequences
The actions of people and governments have unexpected effects
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What is : Endangered Species Act.
Extinction of species
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Which worldview is ecocentrist
Wisdom
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Who set up the idea of National Parks
Teddy Roosevelt
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What is a closed system
Energy doesn't come or leave in large amounts
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What is . Hazardous Waste
Waste substances that are especially dangerous to living organisms.
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What is The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
government agency enforces each of the major environmental laws
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Which worldview is anthropocentric?
Stewardship
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Name one National Park
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What is an inexhaustible resource
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