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EG Test 1
| Deep Ecology Worldview | Worldview based on harmony with nature, a spiritual respect for life, and the belief that humans and all other species have an equal worth. |
| Environmental Worldview | Worldview based on how the environment works, our place in the environment, and right and wrong environmental behaviors. |
| Western Worldview | Worldview based on human superiority over nature, the unrestricted use of natural resources, and economic growth to manage an expanding industrial base. |
| Carrying Capacity | Max number of people that can possibly be supported |
| Sustainable Development | Economic growth that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs |
| Scientific Method | The way a scientist approaches a problem, by formulating a hypothesis and then testing it |
| Renewable Resource | Resources that are replaced by natural processes and that can be used forever (can be replenished) |
| Non Renewable Resource | Natural Resources that are present in limited supplies and are depleted as they are used |
| Environmental Issues | Ait Pollution -Water Pollution -Rising Sea Levels -Social Stress |
| Three Levels of Development | 1. Highly Developed (Ex. US) 2. Moderately Developed( Ex. Brazil) 3. Less Developed (Ex. Ethiopia) |
| Concepts of Development | Economic, Education and Health Stats |
| Divergent Plates | <- -> |
| Convergent Plates | ->slides down <- |
| Transform Plates | Side to Side |
| Layers of Earth | Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core |