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According to the text, what is the core message of environmental literacy and sustainability?
According to the text, what is the core message of environmental literacy and sustainability?
- Humans can choose to live more sustainably (correct)
- Humans cannot put pressure on the planet
- Humans are not dependent on a healthy, functioning planet
- Humans are not part of the natural world
What can we learn about sustainability from the vanished Viking society in Greenland?
What can we learn about sustainability from the vanished Viking society in Greenland?
- They were not dependent on a healthy, functioning planet
- They were able to sustain their settlement for 450 years (correct)
- They did not contribute to environmental degradation
- They did not put pressure on the planet
What is the definition of environment according to the text?
What is the definition of environment according to the text?
- The natural world and our relationship to it
- The biological and physical surroundings in which any given living organism exists (correct)
- The study of the natural world and our relationship to it
- The interdisc
What is the purpose of environmental science according to the text?
What is the purpose of environmental science according to the text?
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What is the scope of environmental science according to the text?
What is the scope of environmental science according to the text?
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Environmental Literacy and Sustainability: Lessons from a Vanished Society
- Humans are part of the natural world and rely on a healthy planet.
- Humans put pressure on the planet in various ways.
- Humans have the choice to live more sustainably.
- A case study on sustainability can be learned from a vanished Viking society.
- Viking settlers arrived in Greenland around 1,000 years ago.
- The peak population of the Viking settlement was 3,000 individuals.
- The settlement lasted for 450 years and then disappeared.
- Researchers studied ancient middens (trash piles) to understand the disappearance of the Viking society.
- Environmental science draws on science and nonscience disciplines to understand the natural world and our relationship to it.
- Environment refers to the biological and physical surroundings in which living organisms exist.
- Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field.
- The purpose of environmental science is to understand and address environmental issues.
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