IB Environmental Systems and Societies Topic 8

Define natural capital

• term used for natural resources that can produce a sustainable natural income of goods or services

• yield obtained from natural resources

Define natural income

• term used for natural resources that can produce a sustainable natural income of goods or services

• yield obtained from natural resources

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Renewable natural capital includes

• Soil

• living species & ecosystems that use solar energy and photosynthesis

• groundwater

• ozone layer

• fossil fuels

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Can nonrenewable natural capital ever be used sustainably?

• yes

• no

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Which is an example of renewable natural capital being exploited unsustainably.

• hunting below the maximum sustainable yield

• deforestation at equal to/less than the rate of afforestation

• combustion of fossil fuels

• fishing at a greater number than the fish are able to reproduce

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The following factors may affect the valuation of natural capital

• aesthetics

• culture

• economics

• environmental

• technological

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The concept of a natural capital is dynamic. Its status and marketable value vary regionally and over time.

• True

• False

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Use of valuation

• resources that have intrinsic value, future use, existence value, and should be present for future generations

• Resources that have a price - marketable goods, ecological functions, recreational function

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