1. 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

2. What is Environmental Science
Environmental Science is the study of how humans interact with the environment.
The environment refers to all that surrounds us.
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3. 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.
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4. What Are Our Main Environmental Problems?
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5. Unit: Environmental Science
Resource Depletion
Overuse of natural resources causes resource depletion.
Natural resources include:
Sunlight
Air
Water
Minerals
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6. Unit: Environmental Science
Resource Depletion
What is happening to the forest in this picture?
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7. Unit: Environmental Science
Pollution
Pollution is the poisoning of the environment.
Air
Water
Soil
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8. Unit: Environmental Science
Pollution
What would some health effects be living near those factories?
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9. Unit: 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.
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10. Unit: Environmental Science
Extinction
All of the individuals of the species listed above are dead.
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11. Unit: 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.
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12. Unit: Environmental Science
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13. 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
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14. Unit: 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.
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