Renewable Energy - Module

Which economic system encourages areas not to deplete their own resources in order to export them or ignore their local resources in favor of importing?

Bioregional economics

What field studies how living things interact with each other and their physical environments?

Ecology

What is the name of the satellite imagery that allows NASA scientists to monitor the global food supply?

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

Which economic system is concerned with maintaining a constant level in the number of people and the quantity of goods?

Sustainable economics

What is the 1972 report commissioned by the Club of Rome that explored future scenarios based on present day consumption rates and discussed society's options for sustainability?

The Limits to Growth

What are the twenty-six principles agreed upon in 1972 as essential in preserving and enhancing the human environment?

The Stockholm Declaration

What term refers to the excessive consumption, debt, and waste associated with American culture?

affluenza

What types of need stem from a desire to grow as a person?

being needs

Which of the following refers to the maximum amount of people the Earth can sustain?

carrying capacity

The recognition that our lives are dependent on our natural world and that we must protect it refers to

conservation of nature.

Which of the pillars of sustainability refers to how resources are used and how we can get the most out of our resources?

cultural ecology

What types of need result in an unpleasant feeling or consequence if they are not met?

deficiency needs

How many pillars of sustainability did Walter Stahel establish?

five

All of the processes involved in moving a crop from farm to table are known as

food systems.

The idea that a change in one country can cause a change in the rest of the world shows how our planet is

interconnected.

Martha offers three hours each week to babysit her cousin in exchange for her aunt housesitting when Martha travels. This example is referred to as

interval exchange

Which pillar of sustainability refers to regulating noxious byproducts of our economic activities to ensure the health and safety of people and animals?

limited toxicity

Bruce donates his old books to company that reprocesses paper. Which of the Five R's of the environment does this represent?

recycle

Clark moves excess rocks from the construction site to help repair a sea wall. Which of the Five R's of the environment does this represent?

redistribute

Diana uses patches of fabric to cover up the holes in her couch. Which of the Five R's of the environment does this represent?

repair

Which of these is the method of converting waste into electricity or raw materials for industry?

resource recovery

A thirsty student goes to a vending machine to buy a drink, but the vending machine is empty. What type of water scarcity does this analogy represent?

sociological water scarcity

Which term refers to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?

sustainability

Agricultural techniques that are ecologically safe, economically feasible, and socially responsible are

sustainable agriculture.

An analogy explaining the unsustainable environmental choices humans make is

the Tragedy of the Commons.

A crisis stage in a process or a point at which a change cannot be stopped is called a

tipping point.

Thomas Hartung is leading a team to develop a way to map the molecular pathways of

toxicity in cells.

Which term describes the amount of freshwater used to produce goods and services?

water footprint

Which of the following is NOT an element for water usage?

windmills

How much do researchers expect that food production will need to increase to sustain the global population in 2050?

70%

According to the United Nations, how many people lack access to safe drinking water?

884 million

Since the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, about how many chemicals produced in the United States have been tested by the EPA?

2,000

The analogy developed by Albert W. Tucker that shows the consequences of choosing to act out of self-interest is known as

Prisoners' Dilemma.