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AIR, WATER AND SOIL (m16733)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: Human activities release a variety of substances into the biosphere, many of which negatively affect the environment. Pollutants discharged into the environment can accumulate in the air, water, or soil......
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 93.37%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
BIOLOGICAL (m16729)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: The needs of humans and the living organisms and processes that comprise the biosphere are inextricably connected. Because of this connection the proper management of biological resources requires that genetic diversity and suitable habitats be maintained.....
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 47.27%
Revised: 2008-06-18
Revisions: 2
CARRYING CAPACITY (m16710)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: The human carrying capacity is a concept explored by many people, most famously Thomas Robert Malthus (1766 - 1834), for hundreds of years....
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 81.02%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS (m16742)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: The world’s industrialized countries are undergoing many changes as they move to the later stages of the Industrial Revolution. Economies are becoming more information based, and capital is being measured not only in terms of tangible products and human workers, but also in terms of social and intellectual assets....
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 60.28%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
CYCLING OF MATTER (m16470)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: The earth's biogeochemical systems involve complex, dynamic processes that depend upon many factors. The three main factors upon which life on the earth depends are......
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 95.93%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 3
ECONOMIC FORCES (m16741)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: Economics is the process by which humans manage their environment and its resources. The process is made up of a system of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services....
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 92.51%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (m16743)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: The concept of ethics involves standards of conduct. These standards help to distinguish between behavior that is considered right and that which is considered wrong. As we all know, it is not always easy to distinguish between right and wrong, as there is no universal code of ethics......
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 90.65%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS & REGULATIONS (m16744)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: Although environmental laws are generally considered a 20th century phenomenon, attempts have been made to legislate environmental controls throughout history. In 2,700 B.C., the middle-eastern civilization in Ur passed laws protecting the few remaining forests in the region.....
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 95.39%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
FIRST ORDER EFFECTS (m16738)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: The various components of earth's systems interact with one another through the flow of matter and energy. For example, mass (carbon dioxide and oxygen gases) is exchanged between the biosphere and atmosphere during plant photosynthesis....
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 66.67%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 2
FLOW OF ENERGY (m16468)
Keywords: AP, Environment, Science, UCCP
Summary: This text is designed to acquaint students with the physical, ecological, social, and political principles of environmental science. Scientific method is used to analyze and understand the interrelationships between humans and the natural environment. This test shows how ecological realities and the material desire of humans often clash, leading to ... and pollution.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 90.85%
Revised: 2009-09-25
Revisions: 3
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