1 UNIT Vocab Review Into to Env. Mngt FLASHCARDS

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Number of species a region can support without environmental degradation

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Carrying Capacity

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The surroundings or habitats in which an organism lives

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Environment

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The study of how to manage human impact on the environment to ensure that ecosystem services and biodiversity a protected and maintained sustainability

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Environmental Management

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A group of living organisms made up of individuals that can produce fertile offspring when they reproduce

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Species

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A large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region

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Continent

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Earth's 5 Major Oceans

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Indian, Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Arctic

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Earth's 7 Continents

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Australia (Oceania), South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Asia

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The total amount of money earned by a nation's people and businesses. This is used to measure a nation's wealth.

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GNI (Gross National Income)

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A system of classification to gather information and categorize countries based upon their gross national income, which will give people an understanding of the country's' current state.

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World Bank Classification System

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countries that have strong, well-developed economies and a good standard of living, where the GNI per capita is more than US$13205

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HIC (High Income Country)