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1. Econ 101 Noteworthy Writers and Leaders Potpourri Growth and resources Talking about a Revolution 200 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 400 600 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

2. Growth and its effects-200 The majority of the future growth of the human population will happen in this part of the world. The developing world

3. Growth and it’s effects-400 The United States represents this percentage of the world’s total population 4.5 - 5 %

4. Growth and it’s effects-600 These are the 2 most common greenhouse gases human activity has increased the levels of in the atmosphere since the IR CO2 and methane

5. Growth and it’s effects-800 This type of growth starts out slowly then becomes very rapid. It is growth at a fixed rate Exponential

6. Growth and it’s effects-1000 This is an example of RENEWABLE natural capital Forests, fisheries, agricultural soil, water

7. Revolution– 200 This invention sparked the Industrial Revolution The steam engine

8. Revolution– 400 The Industrial revolution resulted in a reliance on this Non-renewable resources/fossil fuels

9. Revolution– 600 The process of global, social, economic & environmental changes that leads to an increasingly integrated (or interconnected) world Globalization

10. Revolution– 800 This type of land cultivation leaves ashes from burned vegetation, which adds plant nutrients to the soil Slash and burn cultivation

11. Revolution– 1000 This (which is one of the 5 global trends of particular concern) is thought to be the root cause of environmental problems Population growth

12. Econ 101 - 200 The type of economic system found in the United States Capitalism or free market

13. Econ 101 - 400 These two materials are the most heavily traded commodities in the world • Oil and Coffee

14. Econ 101 - 600 This country unparalleled economic growth is a result of their switch to free market economic policies. China

15. Econ 101 - 800 This term refers to government money that is paid to a specific industry in order to keep costs low for the general public Subsidy

16. Econ 101 - 1000 This method of measuring economic progress assumes that not all economic activity is positive but that some comes with environmental and social costs • GPI – genuine progress indicator

17. Noteworthy ppl-200 This president is considered to be the best environmental president ever by most environmental historians Theodore Roosevelt

18. Noteworthy ppl-400 This biologist wrote an essay called “The Tragedy of the Commons” in 1968 Garrett Hardin

19. Noteworthy ppl-600 This geologist and naturalist was influential in the establishment of Yosemite and founded the Sierra Club. John Muir

20. Noteworthy ppl-800 She wrote the book entitled Silent Spring in 1962 which exposed the dangers of DDT Rachel Carson

21. Noteworthy ppl-1000 • This president was very responsive to environmental concerns and created the Department of Energy during his presidency? Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

22. Potpourri - 200 • He performed numerous studies on ants and their social behavior. E.O. Wilson

23. Potpourri - 400 • American writer and naturalist, who lived in the woods in Massachusetts for two years, and wrote the environmental classic, Life in the Woods. Henry David Thoreau

24. Potpourri - 600 This term refers to a species being native to a particular area and only found in that area. - belonging exclusively to a particular area Endemic

25. Potpourri - 800 The maximum number of organisms an environment can support over a specified period of time is known as the environments Carrying Capacity

26. Potpourri - 1000 • This president formed the CCC (civilian conservation corps) which provided jobs and helped citizens learn sustainable farming methods FDR

27. Earth and Geo - 500 Daily Double Name of the carnivore that is found only in Madagascar that was in our background info of the activity we did Friday in class Fossa – or - Cryptoproctaferox