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Environmental Ethics. http://www.whale-images.com/ocean-life-22-pictures.htm. http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=33287. http://ca.geocities.com/orcasforever3/OrcaFood.html. http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/dec3/polution.htm.
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Value Worth in importance placed on something or someone by a person.
Moral What is right vs. what is wrong.
Ethic The body of moral principles or values followed by an individual. These are your ACTIONS!!
Environment Your total surroundings; includes both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors
Environmental Ethic The body of moral principles or values followed by a person in regards to their total surroundings.
Ecology • The study of organisms and their interactions with their environment
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT • AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE ARE NEITHER LESSENED NOR DEPLETED. • ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE: • OXYGEN, FOOD, WATER, NUTRIENTS, WARMTH, SHELTER,
UNSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT • AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIFE ARE LESSENED OR DEPLETED.
Ecosystem • An area composed of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components, which interact with one another.
Ecological Footprint • A measure of how much land and water an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates. • (aka how much humans impact an ecosystem by their use of land, water and other natural resources)