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Chapter 1 Outline - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND SUSTAINABILITY

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND SUSTAINABILITY p.5-27 Core Case Study ? Living in an Exponential Age o exponential growth- a quantity increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time ex. 2% per year o fossil fuels- carbon based fuels ex. coal, natural gas, gasoline 1-1 What Is an Environmentally Sustainable Society? p. 6-10 ? Environmental Science Is a Study of Connections in Nature o environment- everything around us; includes living & nonliving things with which we interact; includes web of relationships that connect us to each other and our world ? we are completely dependent on the environment despite scientific and technologic advance ex. air, water, food, shelter, energy, and everything we need to stay alive and healthy

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