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Our Island, Earth

Science and Sustainability:

An Introduction to

Environmental Science

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

Define the term environment and describe the field of Understand the scientific method and the process of science
environmental science
Diagnose and illustrate some of the pressures on the global
Explain the importance of natural resources and ecosystem environment
services to our lives
Articulate the concept of sustainability and describe campus
Discuss the consequences of population growth and sustainability efforts
resource consumption
Characterize the nature of environmental science

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