ES101 Chapter 1-5: Notes_Ch1-5
16 Feb 2017
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The annual market value of all goods and services produced by all operations in the country. Per capita gdp: measures the changes in a country"s standard of living: gdp total population at midyear, economic growth: improvement of living standards by economic growth, developed countries: canada, usa, australia, most of europe. High population/waste: developing: africa, asia, latin america. Useful to us only with some effort and technology. Petroleum was a mysterious fluid until we discovered how to extract and refine it into gasoline: perpetual resource: renewed continuously. Solar energy: renewable resource: can be replenished quickly through natural processes. Only works if not used up faster than can be replaced. Forest, animals, fresh water, fresh air, fertile soil, grasslands. Sustainable yield: highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used indefinitely without reducing it"s available supply. Thought that the little bit i use or pollute doesn"t matter : if everyone says this, we"re screwed.
