BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 11
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Environment: an individuals surrounding: conditions influences forces. Ecological systems explain: individual knowledge development: skills in terms of the structure provided by society, change over time in terms of the cumulative effect of individual choices. Urie bronfenbrenner: created the ecological system, molded way environment influences behavior. Micro-climate: is modernized living (in a large city) it is warmer in a city than it is in surrounding areas or surrounding green spaces. Inclement weather: unpleasant weather, rainy, stormy, snowy, bad weather reduces pa. Seasons: school seasons have slower weight gain trajectory than summer. Climate/weather info is coded into: data bases. Geography is coded as: county, state, region, nation. Unit of analysis: individual: county, state, region, nation, unit of analysis: what you"re comparing. Pros: generally accurate, relatively easy to measure, much of info is already collected in data bases. Cons: geography is confounded (confused/perplexed) by culture. Built environment: how people shape the environment, include, transportation, resources, access to.
