[GEOG 1220] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (27 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1220
• Professor: Lorne Bennett

Document Summary

All life forms draw on resources which result in a change in the environment. Agriculture is an example of a human activity that brings persistent change to the environment because of replacing existing vegetation with monoculture (corn/ wheat for example) and replacing natural soil nutrients with chemical equivalents. Environment abiotic (nonliving) atmosphere or liposhpere. Formula (i) impact = (p) population x (a) affluence x (t) technology. Public policy: population: immigration, resources: carbon tax, environment: poaching. Technology: population: medical, resources: birth control, environment: solar. Externalities cost of producing an economic good which is not included in market price. Identification and demand of resources is based on s. t. e. p: scientific, technology, economic, political views. Anthropocentric: humans are most significant species on the planet. Biocentric: ecosystems or components of ecosystems are given values for living. Technocentric: humans can survive any environmental problem with technology. Ecocentric: humans are part of the biosphere, and subjected to its laws.