[ENV1101] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (43 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENV 1101
• Professor: Sasa Kebo

Document Summary

The culture hit its" peak in 6000s, and the loss of its trees in order to make these statues eroded a lot of the soil and used too many of their resources. Factors in the collapse of easter island society: Environmental lecture 2: population growth, consumption of resources, production of wastes. Additional stressors: alteration of global-scale biophysical processes, introduction of alien chemicals & organisms into the environment population growth ^^^ The tragedy of the commons is a problem that occurs when individuals exploit a shared resource (independently and rationally) to the extent that demand overwhelms supply and the resource becomes unavailable to some or all. Introduction of alien chemicals & organisms into the environment. The earth functions as a set of complex, interconnected systems. Changes in one system can cause changes in other systems (quick) historical context of environmental studies. Ancient civilizations were all keenly interested in how environmental processes affect human activities and well-being.