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1: Environmental Science

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Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Describe what the environment is, and some of its major components.
  • Identify the shared characteristics of the natural sciences
  • Understand the process of scientific inquiry
  • Compare inductive reasoning with deductive reasoning
  • Describe the goals of basic science and applied science
  • Define environmental science
  • Understand why it is important to study environmental science
  • Explain the concept of sustainability and its social, political, and cultural challenges
  • Evaluate the main points of environmental ethics
  • Describe the concept of environmental justice
  • Differentiate between developed and developing countries

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