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Human Ecology

Human Ecology. The interaction between the human social system and the environment. Social System. Population Psychology Social organizations Technology Values Knowledge. Environment. Abiotic – non-living Water, soil, light, minerals… Biotic – living Plants, animals, microorganisms….

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Human Ecology

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  1. Human Ecology • The interaction between the human social system and the environment

  2. Social System • Population • Psychology • Social organizations • Technology • Values • Knowledge

  3. Environment • Abiotic – non-living • Water, soil, light, minerals… • Biotic – living • Plants, animals, microorganisms…

  4. The Global Environmental Picture • Rapid human population growth and increasing consumption per person • Decline of ecosystems • Global atmospheric changes • Loss of biodiversity

  5. Rapid Human Population Growth

  6. Ecological Footprint • Lower Fraser Valley Canadians require an area 19 times larger than their home region to provide food, clothing, energy, and shelter.

  7. Three Strategic Themes • Sustainability: interactions with the natural world that we should be working toward • Stewardship: the ethical and moral framework of our actions • Sound science: the basis for our understanding of how the world works

  8. Four Dimensions to Sustainable Solutions • Environmental • Social • Economic • Political

  9. What is the most important environmental problem facing the world?Who’s fault is it?What should be done?

  10. Approximately how many people live on earth today?Approximately how many people lived on earth during the 1960’s?Approximately how many people live in the United States?

  11. Which country is the most populated?Second most populated?

  12. Name an endangered animal.Why is it endangered?

  13. What is the primary cause of global warming?

  14. Has global warming happened before human civilization?

  15. Which country uses the most nuclear energy?United StatesIndiaRussiaFranceChina

  16. Which fuel causes the least deaths world wide?CoalNuclearOilNatural Gas

  17. If you could keep only three electrical devices in your house which ones would they be?

  18. How much garbage is produced per person per day?What percentage is recycled?Which recycled material has the greatest value?plastic, aluminum, paper, steel or glass

  19. Where does our drinking water come from?Is it clean?

  20. Where are the pine barrens?Why are the pine barrens important to Long Island?

  21. What happens to material that is flushed down the drain?

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