Unit One Power Point " Living in the Environment" Miller
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Environment [2]
economics [4]
Environmentalism [5]
sustainability [7]
Economic growth [9]
globalization [10]
"Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Prophecy?? Environmental Science? Natural + Social Sciences How Earth works, how we affect it, what we can do to minimize impact Ch 1: Environmental Problems, Causes and Sustainability Problem: Exponential Population Growth ~6.6 Billion Predict: 7-14 Bill. by 2100 Use too much too fast ? not sustainable Sustainable: provides food, shelter, water, air indefinitely for generations Red-linear, Blue-cubic, Green-exponential The Rule of 70 Exp. Growth: Birth Rate higher than Death Rate Doubling time of pop. depends on % growth rate