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Science Chapter 1

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all freemarket countries in which the gross domestic product is less then $8200 developing countries
developed countries industrialized countries
pollution alters additional habitats, particularly aquatic & marine destroying the species they house habitat alteration
the diversity of living things found in the natural world. biodiversity
refers to whether a process can be continued indefinatley without depleting the energy on material resources on which it depends sustainability
attitude of active care & concern for nature stewardship
the result of scientific work based on peer-reviewed research. sound science
the taking of a biological resource that does not exceed the capacity off the resource to reproduce & replace itself sustainable yield
development that provides people with a better life without sacrificing or depleting resources or cause environmental impacts sustainable development
continued improvement of living standards by economic growth development
mainly concerned with growth effiency & maximum use of resources economists
focus on human needs & concepts like equity, empowerment, social cohesion & cultural identity sociologists
shyow greatest concern for preserving the integrity of natural systems ecologists
upwelling of public awareness & citizen action regarding environmental issues that began during wwI environmental movement
specific points of origin of pollutants, such as factory drainbs or outlets from sewage treatment plants point sources
the innumerable small sources diffuse sources
way of gaining knowledge scientific method
things or phenomena that are percieved through one of more of the basic five senses in their normal state to be accepted they must be verifiied by others observation
things or events that have been confirmed by more than one observation & remain open to be reconfirmed by additional people facts
discovered by the way chemicals react atomic theory
educational guess hypothesis
more well established understanding of how things happen and behave in the real world theory
principles by which we can deine and preciselt predict the behavior of matter & energy natural laws
perform 3 basic functions instruments
where science & it's outcomes take place scientific community
information that is presented as valid scienc e but that does not conform to the rigos of the scientific community process junk science
intended to help people distinguissh between sound science & ujunk science sound science initiative
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