1.1 Understanding Our Environment Unit 1: Environmental Science: A Global Perspective “All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” Chinese Proverb Unit 1: Environmental Science: A Global Perspective “All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” Chinese Proverb

4:58 AM Homework Questions 1. Describe the three categories into which most environmental problems fall. 2. Explain how the population crisis and the consumption crisis contribute to the environmental problems. 3. Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources. 1. Describe the three categories into which most environmental problems fall. 2. Explain how the population crisis and the consumption crisis contribute to the environmental problems. 3. Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources.

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science What is Environmental Science  Environmental Science is the study of how humans interact with the environment.  The environment refers to all that surrounds us.

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Solving Environmental Problems  In the twentieth century, there were vast environmental problems.  Water pollution  Air pollution  Species on the brink of extinction  Laws were created to address these issues.  In the twentieth century, there were vast environmental problems.  Water pollution  Air pollution  Species on the brink of extinction  Laws were created to address these issues.

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science What Are Our Main Environmental Problems?

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Resource Depletion  Overuse of natural resources causes resource depletion.  Natural resources include:  Sunlight  Air  Water  Minerals  Overuse of natural resources causes resource depletion.  Natural resources include:  Sunlight  Air  Water  Minerals

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Resource Depletion What is happening to the forest in this picture?

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Pollution  Pollution is the poisoning of the environment.  Air  Water  Soil  Pollution is the poisoning of the environment.  Air  Water  Soil

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Pollution What would some health effects be living near those factories?

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Extinction  Extinction means that every individual of a species is extinct.  Extinction may be a natural part of the evolutionary process.  Thousands of species of organisms becoming extinct every year.  Extinction means that every individual of a species is extinct.  Extinction may be a natural part of the evolutionary process.  Thousands of species of organisms becoming extinct every year.

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Extinction All of the individuals of the species listed above are dead.

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science A Global Perspective  Environmental issues do not stop at political boarders.  High sulfur coal burned in China causes acid rain to fall around the Earth.  Environmental issues do not stop at political boarders.  High sulfur coal burned in China causes acid rain to fall around the Earth.

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science Developed - Developing Worlds  Developed worlds:  Highly industrialized societies with high standard of living.  Developing worlds:  Less industrialized societies with low industrialized society, lower standard of living  Developed worlds:  Highly industrialized societies with high standard of living.  Developing worlds:  Less industrialized societies with low industrialized society, lower standard of living

4:58 AM October 27, 2015Unit: Environmental Science A Sustainable World  The goal of environmentalist is to achieve a sustainable world.  Sustainable world is a where people can live with a high standard of living and health.  The goal of environmentalist is to achieve a sustainable world.  Sustainable world is a where people can live with a high standard of living and health.