GEOG 2210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Demographic Transition, Ecological Footprint, Environmental Ethics
2 May 2016
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Animal liberation named after peter singer"s ground-breaking 1975 book, a radical social movement that aims to free all animals from use by humans, whether those uses are for food, medical testing, industry, personal adornment, entertainment, or anything else. Animal rights an ethical position and social movement that states that non-human animals, particularly intelligent mammals, should be granted rights as ethical subjects on par or at least similar to human beings. Anthropocentrism an ethical standpoint that views humans as the central factor in considerations of right and wrong action in and toward nature. Birth rate measure of natural growth in a population expressed as the number of births per thousand population per year. Capital accumulation the tendency in capitalism for profits, capital goods, savings, and value to flow towards, pool in, and/or accrue in specific places, leading to the centralization and concentration of both money and power. Carrying capacity the theoretical limit of population that a system can sustain.
