EVSC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Trap, Infographic, Antibiotics

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Environmental Science
• Course: EVSC 100
• Professor: Marnie Branfireun

Document Summary

The biological and physical surroundings in which any given living organism exists. Ecology, geology, chemistry, engineering, anthropology, psychology, and economics, art, literature, music. An environment includes the living and nonliving surrounding in which an organism exists. The green revolution brought modern industrialized agricultural techniques to developing countries so they could better feed their growing populations. The idea is to achieve higher yields by taking advantage of better seed types, irrigation, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. By doing this, less land, such as rainforest, would need to be converted to agriculture. Use the infographic to describe the pros and cons of the green revolution on the environment. By preventing deforestation it results in more carbon monoxide taken out of the atmosphere which helps global warming. by keeping habitats intact biodiversity will be better protected in those areas that are turned into agriculture.