BILD 18 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Yahweh, Utu, Ur
BILD 18
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Lecture 1: Introduction
What is the current population?
● Almost 7.5 billion people (nearing 8 million)
● Increasing resource consumption per person
Lessons from History
● Pyramid at Chefren
● Mayan Ruins
● Easter Island
● Chaco Canyon
● Fertile Crescent
● Petra
● All these civilizations were thriving and successful until resources were no longer
abundant enough to support the population
Is this what globalization is leading to?
● Global warming stems from anthropogenic causes
● Humans have added huge amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere
● Carbon dioxide
● Methane
● Nitrous oxide
● Sulphate aerosol
What are the consequences of global warming?
● Loss of ice caps and glaciers, which will increase temperatures
● Glacier national park
o 1900 – 150
o 2005 – 30
o 2030 – 0
● Increased sea level
● Species extinction
● Facilitate spread of disease
The Oceans
● Increase in pollution leads to a decrease in marine life
o Habitat destruction
▪ 1/3 coral reefs dead, 1/3 unhealthy
o Overfishing
▪ Locally lots of exploitation to the point of local extinction
o CO2 increase slows circulation of thermohaline currents, influencing climate
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WEEK 7
Finals
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.midterm (part I of course )
.cumulative final
Review yuestlons
'Population connection
0increased education +family planning =decreased population
'global gag rule
0prevent organisations w/ US funding to perform abortions (not US money )
.Health ,Empowerment and Rights (HER Act )
°sorta undo gag rule ,abortions don't use US funding
°#1reason for deforestation
0Profit for big corporations
•Addressing deforestation
oincentives ing the protection
0ensuring Fairtrade code is
°buying local goods
↳
ensuring to buy certified Palm oil
Week 8
Review Questions %
° Benefits Of being vegetarian ¥÷ of food is
°decrease carbon footprint wasted
↳=
cause deadzones
4water usage
↳18010 of GHG worldwide from meat production
°health benefits
↳prevent cancer ,diesease
↳rich in fiber ,carbs and antioxidants
→less antibiotic usage
•Freeganism
ofreeganism vs veganism
freegans vegans
•willing to eat any • no animal products
waste ,including
meat
•
anti -capitalist .an array of sorts
(Mlnlmal Consumption )
0
• Radical environmentalism
•waste -free !
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Document Summary
Glacier national park: 1900 150, 2005 30, 2030 0. D t s c u s s 1. 0 increased education family planning decreased population global gag rule. Rights funding ( her to perform abortions not. Act sorta undo gag rule abortions don"t use. 0 incentives ensuring deforestation big corporations deforestation the ing protection. Buying local goods ensuring to buy certified. Of being vegetarian footprint decrease carbon of food is wasted cause deadzones water usage. Ghg worldwide from meat production health benefits prevent cancer diesease rich in fiber carbs and antioxidants less antibiotic usage. Freeganism o freeganism vs veganism freegans vegans eat any no animal products: willing to waste meat including anti capitalist. 0 an array of sorts: radical environmentalism waste free. Lecture 30: history of the value of a fetus: middle eastern and western thoughts. Have private, pair-bonded sex (behaviorual and psychological relationship that is different from friendship) Nakedness is disapproved since ~100,000 years ago.