GEOG 2210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Inductive Reasoning, Kyoto Protocol, Invisible Hand

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Week 1 tues jan 10 and thurs 11. What is enviro: objective: biophysical world that surround and supports us (and plants/animals, subjective: objects and systems/processes that link/change them. Society humans and their systems of culture/politics/economic exchange. Impossible to separate humans + enviro humans depend on enviro: enviro always fundamentally social. Earths ability to absorb waste is finite ways to sustain: control enviro change, manage resources efficiently, stabilize popn gender equality (of women have more rights will have less popn, reduce/eliminate poverty. Human enviro interactions: natural resources desirable/usable parts of enviro. Renewable (fish, trees) key is rate of extraction compared to rate of regeneration- can become stock resource. Influences on demand: human wants, enviro perceptions, resource prices, rules/regulations: natural hazards condition/process of biophysical enviro harmful to humans. Types: geophysical: climate/meteorological, geologic/geomorphic, biological: floral, faunal. Human actions can cause (or at least exacerbate), live in hazard prone areas, tech can alter adaptability.

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