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sustainable development
Pattern of resource use to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come. TERM 2
3 R's solution
DEFINITION 2 Reducing, Reusing, Recycling TERM 3
What are involved in environmental
problems?
DEFINITION 3 Trends, practices, preferences, and variations in human behavior. TERM 4
stewardship
DEFINITION 4 Responsibility for preserving what we inherited. TERM 5
The ecosystem and environmentalism
DEFINITION 5 Systems approach emphasizes interconnectedness and interaction between different systems, which are composed of living and nonliving things.
living systems
Living systems are open self-organizing living things that interact with their environment. TERM 7
family ecosystem
DEFINITION 7 Subsystem of human's ecology that emphasizes relationships b/w families and environment. TERM 8
ecology
DEFINITION 8 Study of how living things relate to their natural environment. TERM 9
ecosystem
DEFINITION 9 Subsystem of human ecology that emphasizes relationships between an organism and their environment. TERM 10
habitat
DEFINITION 10 Place where an organism lives and the surrounding external conditions.
degrees of ecoconsciousness
Anti-environmentalist, passive, pro-environmentalist. TERM 17
problem-recognition
DEFINITION 17 Seeing the need to change lifestyle in order to help improve the environment. TERM 18
need recognition
DEFINITION 18 Person realizes they need a resource. TERM 19
oppurtunity recognition
DEFINITION 19 Lack of resources causes lack of oppurtunities to access it. TERM 20
How does federal govt communicate
environmental information?
DEFINITION 20 News releases, press conferences, warnings, legislations, television, magazine, newspapers, radio, and families.
How many species of plants and animals die
everyday?
TERM 22
Cause of species extinction?
DEFINITION 22 Human encroachment. TERM 23
Pollution
DEFINITION 23 Introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem. TERM 24
How much of an increase in water use since
DEFINITION 24 Six fold. TERM 25
Main types of water contamination
DEFINITION 25 Chlorinated water, trialomethanes, lead, PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyles), pathogenic bacteria and viruses,
How much electricity is used by US every
year?
50% of electricity produced worldwide. TERM 32
average number of kilowatts used in a
conventional home
DEFINITION 32 20,000 to 30,000 kilowatt hours TERM 33
What is electricity used
for?
DEFINITION 33 60% for space heating and cooling, 20% for hot water, 20% for cooking/refrigerating, 10% for lighting and appliances. Remaining for standing charges and maintainence. TERM 34
quick ways to save
energy
DEFINITION 34 improve insulation, weatherstripping, add alterations to house (i.e. adding storm windows, adding overhangs, shutting drapes and doors), mend cracks in walls, windows, and doors. TERM 35
forms of insulation
DEFINITION 35 Rigid panels or sheets of insulation, Batts, blown insulation, vapor-proof barrier of strong plastic, double or triple glazed windows, weatherstrip around doors and windows, window awnings, insulated drapes, plant oaks and maples around house.
why plant oaks and maples around house?
Leaves shield house during summer, then fall off during winter and allow heat to hit house. TERM 37
other energy-saving tips
DEFINITION 37 install computerized thermostat, turn down water heater, keep refrigerator temp between 38-42 degrees Fahrenheit, freezer kept at 0-5 degrees Fahrenheit, use smaller appliances, and replace old appliances with newer and more effecient appliances. TERM 38
lower energy appliances
DEFINITION 38 Dimmer switches, lighting areas for specific needs, fluorescent lightbulbs, use light colored paint on house and furniture, replace old lamps with new efficient ones, turn off lights when not being used, check energy guide on new appliances before buying. TERM 39
noise pollution
DEFINITION 39 Excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. TERM 40
practical ways to reduce noise
DEFINITION 40
- Find housing away from noisy traffic airports schools and factories 2) plant barrier trees and hedges, put bedrooms in quieter parts of house3) buy quieter appliances4) keep volume on tv and radios low5) heavy drapes, solid doors6) double or triple paned windows7) brick or concrete walls8) soft surfaces rather than metallic.
threats to air quality
Too much ozone, airborne particles, sulfur oxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxides. TERM 47
sources of air pollution
DEFINITION 47 Cars, trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, trains, buses, boats, factories, drycleaners, homes, oil refineries. TERM 48
Top 10 air pollutants in US
DEFINITION 48 Second-hand smoke, biological contaminants attached to air- borne dust, particulates (solid particles), household products, carbon monoxide, radon, volatile organic compounds (new smell from carpets, wood cabinets, pesticides), lead, and asbestos. TERM 49
ways to reduce air pollution
DEFINITION 49 Use solid deodarants, keep car tuned, use bikes instead of cars, don't smoke, air out house, clean heaters and air conditioner filters regularly, use dehumidifier to keep humidity below 65%, use safe building materials and installation methods, put green plants in house and workplace. TERM 50
positive ecology
DEFINITION 50 shift to less harmful energy sources, think more holistically, become greener consumer, reduce waste and pollution, and pass down environmental values to children and other members of society.
what kind of process is financial
management?
Transforming process. TERM 52
planning steps for financial success
DEFINITION 52 Identify financial goals, collect information about one's financial picture, analyze resources, and make financial decisions. TERM 53
actions involved in money management
DEFINITION 53 Spending, Saving, and Investing. TERM 54
post planning involved in money
management
DEFINITION 54 Evaluating performance of money management from time to time. TERM 55
budget
DEFINITION 55 A guide to spending.
how to establish good credit
Maintain a checking account, pay bills promptly, and carrying using and paying off each month a gasoline or department store credit card. TERM 62
how to qualify for a mortgage or large loan
DEFINITION 62 Residential stability, job stability, education, income, previous home ownership, and your ratio of debt to income. TERM 63
how to make wise buying decisions with
credit cards
DEFINITION 63 Keep financial plan in mind, and if an item is not on the plan DO NOT BUY! TERM 64
liquidity
DEFINITION 64 How quickly one can transform assets into cash. TERM 65
investments
DEFINITION 65 Investment is putting money into something with the expectation of profit. I.e. stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and retirement funds.
insurance
A form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. TERM 67
what form of insurance can liquify?
DEFINITION 67 Only life insurance. TERM 68
term life insurance
DEFINITION 68 Life insurance which provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time, the relevant term. Used to achieve only a short-term goal. TERM 69
whole life insurance
DEFINITION 69 Life insurance policy that remains in force for the insured's whole life and requires (in most cases) premiums to be paid every year into the policy. TERM 70
what should childrearing be looked at as?
DEFINITION 70 An investment, supposedly $300,000 to raise a child.
doing very well
5% of pop. and make $75,000 a year TERM 77
middle american dream
DEFINITION 77 17% of pop. and $50,000 a year TERM 78
Average America
DEFINITION 78 17% of pop. and $40,000 a year TERM 79
just getting along
DEFINITION 79 17% of pop. and $30,000-$40,000 a year TERM 80
having a hard time
DEFINITION 80 20% of pop. and $25,000-$30,
The poor
20% of pop. and under $16,000 a year TERM 82
how many families live in poverty in
america?
DEFINITION 82 22.1 million families TERM 83
how much savings is ideal for a family of
four?
DEFINITION 83 6 months income in savings, insurance for all members, and retirement plan when income becomes fixed. TERM 84
what kind of women do most men
marry?
DEFINITION 84 women of a lower class than themselves (less education, little poorer, younger). TERM 85
what happens to the pool of potential mates
for women?
DEFINITION 85 shrinks as women grow older, become more educated, and get richer.
effects of women working as well as their
husbands
women having less time for child care, declining birth rate, blurring the sex role distinction, pressure to be career woman and homemaker, social stigma, personal identity and self-esteem problems, guilt over lack of child care, social network dilemmas, and dilemmas of multiple-role cycling. TERM 92
problems for last of baby boomers (1960-
DEFINITION 92 first generation of americans that won't increase their wealth to the level of their parents bc of inflation.
