[BIOL 1010] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (24 pages long!)
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What impact humans have on the environment. How environmental literacy will help us make informed decisions. What it means to be sustainable and how individuals can help. History: viking settlers from norway established camps and eventually villages in greenland. *they relocated to their old way of life = could not support agricultural methods. Core message: humans are part of the natural world and are dependent on a healthy, functioning planet. We put pressure on the planet in a variety of ways, but our choices can help us move toward sustainability. Scientific investigation uses a systematic approach that begins with observations and the. *wicked problems: challenges that come with multiple stakeholders and many different potential solutions; often very complicated and their solutions rarely come with a clear winner. We have a lot in common with the vikings: farming practices, livestock production, topsoil degradation, loss of soil fertility, over harvesting of forests .
