ENVS2003 Midterm: enviro_midterm
29 Jun 2016
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Midterm review air pollution presence of unwanted substances in air noise pollution presence of unwanted noise. Water pollution presence of unwanted substance in water. Point source pollution that can be traced to specific source. Non-point source source of pollution is many or specific, but can"t be traced. Sustainable yield amount of resources that can be removed/harvested w/o compromising ecosystem/initial natural capital sustainable society society whose processes/function can continue forever. Sustainability ability to maintain function, state of being, processes. Greenwashing marketing term for practices that suggest sustainability when its not hunter-gather small, mobile bands of humans that survive on whatever resources they have in territory pastoralism herding of animals that have been domesticated/partly domesticated. Agriculture process of raising crops & livestock in single, sml area. Renewable resources that can be replenished at rate =/> rate at which used. Non-renewable resources that cannot be replenished at rate they are used.
