1.06 Earth as an Environment

When did Western civilization first embrace the idea that humans needed to be one with nature?

• Early Modern Period

• Roman Period

• Romantic Period

• Colonial Period

To learn about human interactions with and views on the environment over time, which discipline would you likely study?

• Ecology

• Enviromental Science

• History

• Archaeology

Which view envisions the earth as a holistic system?

• steward view

• deep ecology

• Gaia hypothesis

• human-dominant view

The Cherokees have a certain view of nature. Which of the following views would be most similar to those of the Cherokees?

• Slash-and-burn view

• Gaia hypothesis

• Steward view

• Human-dominant view

  
  

In a forest, loggers want to clear cut trees without replenishing new growth, environmentalists want to protect an owl species, politicians want to open the area up for logging, and indigenous people want to protect the trees. Which viewpoint are the loggers most likely to have?

• Human-Dominant View

• Deep Ecology

• Stewart View

• Gaia Hypothesis