Environment: the total of our surroundings
• All the things around us with which we interact: Biotic vs. Abiotic
• Living things
• Animals, plants, forests, fungi, etc. • Nonliving things • Continents, oceans, clouds, soil, rocks • Our built environment
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3.14(12,800km) = 40,200km 3.14(8,000mi) = 25,000mi 25,000mi/(70mi/hr) = 360hrs = 15days 25,000mi/(600mi/hr) = 42hrs ~ 2days
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Conflicts of Natural World (Planet Earth) vs. Mankind
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1l help you understand:
“What are the Major Problems the World is facing currently?”
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Wars, Conflicts between Nations, Different Groups of People:
To Understand Others for harmonious co-existence among different groups of peoples.
• The scientific method and how science operates
• Some pressures facing the global environment – what are the major problems ? • Sustainability and sustainable development
Caused by nations and groups to promote self-interests:
Conflicts of Mankind vs. Mankind
Gap between Rich & Poor, & other Socio-Economic Political Issues:
Mantle, Cores
•Hydrosphere:
(oceans)
Mariana Trench (6.9mi) ~ 0.2 %
• Atmosphere: ~1%:
30 km (99% of air)
extends to 120 km
• Biosphere:
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Conflicts of Micro-organism vs. Mankind
Environmental Problems: New problems since 1960s, Half-century old pollution, destruction of ecosystems, extinction, population, and energy Over-exploitation of nature in non-sustainable ways. Environmental Science, Ecology, or Geology Thyeogony, Hesiod
Part 1: Foundations of Environmental Science
Ch 3 Ch 1
An Introduction to Chapter title Science Environmental
Part title Overview A General
1st Mt start (6/9/09)
Geography (Human), World History, Religions, Philosophy Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Ethics, etc.
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Diseases, and Healthcare: Biology, Medicines, etc.
“Earth is a tiny fragile spaceship in a vast universe.”
Atmosphere : ~ 1% of the Diameter
Planet Earth
• Geoshpere
(Lithosphere): Crust: < 1% (Thin)
Everest: 8.85 km
Chap 1 A General Overview • The meaning of the term environment • The importance of natural resources • That environmental science is interdisciplinary