ENMT495 Week 4 | Environmental Geography in Geography - Umuc university

Question 4 Please match the key term or phrase with the blank that it best fits into. Note that there are more keywords and phrases than there are blanks to fill in. ____ All technologies have _________ impact. ____ Acid rain is a _________ issue that is caused by excessive emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. ____ The present use of fossil fuel does not account for _________ such as the effect of fossil fuel on public health and climate. ____ The disproportionate distribution of environmental risks to the poor has come to be known as _________. ____ Harvesting x amount of biomass without changing the forest’s ability to grow the same x amount of biomass year after year is evidence that we are harvesting at _________. ___ Taking a _________ approach would essentially ban any substance that increases health risks. ____ If the glaciers keep melting at a fast rate, this could slow down the thermohaline circulation, and thus coo the northern hemisphere. This is an example of a _________ cycle. ____ We have seen that treatment technologies to solve one pollution problem often create another pollution issue. Hence, there is a need for a _________ approach to pollution mitigation and prevention programs. ____ The most effective approach to changing public behavior toward environmental sustainability is _________, as demonstrated by many social science case studies. ____ Taking a _________ approach would mandate the use of the best available technology for environmental management. ____ The _________ is based upon preventing environmental harm rather than reacting to it. This principle has mainly been used in Europe.