Homework, Chapter 2

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Homework, Chapter 2

• Review Questions 10,11,12,13,15,16,
• 17,18,19
• Critical Thinking 2,3,4,7,9,10,11
• Extra-Credit Read the projects at the end of
  chapter 1 2 If you are interested see me.
  Also construct a time line showing
  environmental history.
• Study hint try the web connection.

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Pioneers

• What are the features of the American Pioneer
  society?
• How does it differ from that of the Native
  American society?
• What is the rate of harvest? What is the
  frequency of harvest? What is the difference
  between the two? How do these tie into
  sustainability?

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Conservation

• Definition
• What is a preservationist? What is a
  conservationist? Are they different?
• How is wilderness a concept?
• Who initiated the conservation movement in the
  US?
• What important things were done by him?

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Environmentalism

• What is the environmental movement?
• Identify the proponents of environmentalism.
• What is the name of the groups who might be
  considered anti-environmental?
• Who are associated with this movement?

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Legislation, et. al

• Identify each within an environmental context
  CCC
• TVA
• CERCLA
• Superfund
• CAA
• CWA

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Cultural Changes

• Agricultural revolution (10,000-12,000 yrs ago)
• The industrial revolution (300 years ago)
• The information and globalization revolution
  (started about 50 years ago)
• consequences

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Collaborative Group Questions

• What are the characteristics and features?
• Describe the use of technology.
• Describe the use of renewable/nonrenewable
  resources. What attitude is evident toward the
  environment?
• What is the environmental impact of this society,
  especially with respect to environmental
  degradation?

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Collaborative Group Qs (2)

• Is there any division of labor?
• What knowledge existed with respect to the
  natural environment?
• Does this society embody or lead to a
  revolution?
• What benefits are seen in this culture?
  drawbacks?
• What kinds of stimulus to growth are there?

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Hunter gatherer societies

• early hunter/gatherer
• advanced hunter/gatherer
• environmental impact fairly limited

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Agricultural Revolution

• where?
• how?
• fallow
• sustainable cultivation
• Impact?

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Industrial Revolution

• Fuel shift
• Production Shift
• working conditions for factory towns
• Mechanized farming
• migrations to cities
• Consequences?

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Environmental History in the US

• (1) Tribal
• (2) Frontier
• (3) Conservation (1832-1960)
• legislation
• proponents
• preserve or conserve?

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Environmental History in the US

• (4) Conservation, continued (1930-1960)
• FDRs contributions
• improvements due to public health changes

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Environmental History in the US

• Environmental Era (1960-2000)
• increased awareness
• OIL EMBARGO
• backlash
• Department of Energy

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Environmental History, US

• the 80s
• the president as sagebrush rebel
• the environmental president
• the 90s
• NEW CONCERNS

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Goals for Environmental Groups

• protect land in US
• end logging
• halt sprawl
• build support for environmental issues
• build coalition in Congress
• improve environmental quality

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Aldo Leopold land ethic

• A Sand County Almanac
• founder of conservation environmental movement
• embodies an environmental wisdom worldview

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Aldo Leopold

• That land is a community is the basic concept of
  ecology, but that land is to be loved and
  respected is an extension of ethics.
• We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity
  belonging to us. When we see land as a community
  to which we belong, we may begin to use it with
  love respect.

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Homework - essay

• Compare the hunter-gatherer, agricultural and
  industrial societies on the following points
  division of labor power, relationship of
  population to the food supply, the relationship
  of humans to nature, the use of resources per
  person, the environmental impacts
• (EC how would a sustainable-earth society fit
  into this analysis?)

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Alternative Essay Assignment

• Analyze the amount of time over the course of
  history in which each of the revolutions have
  occurred. Compare the length of the Agricultural
  Revolution to that if the Industrial Revolution.
  Project the time needed to change our culture to
  an earth-wise society. Suggest modern resources
  that could facilitate this.