ENVS 001 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Climate Change, Earth, Ecosystem

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 001
• Professor: Amy L Seidl

Document Summary

Distribution & consumption & waste: interconnected and interdependent nature of food. All effecting the health of: environment, economy, society (equity, individual nutrition. Food system: an interconnected web of activities. Food is a privilege when we don"t have to think about it every single day when we wake up: an issue we have very little understanding of. Food system: multiple layers: events, ex. We as a nation have primarily become a nation of consumers and not producers. In the last 70 years, we are now at a place where on average americans send as much on food away from home as they do with food in the home. How does an ecologist study climate change: climate varies systemically on the planet, climate (change) if related to diversity, there are several ways to study the effects of climate (change) on biodiversity. Ecological niches: summary of an organism"s tolerances and requirements, multiple dimensions of niches, ex.