Major Causes of the Environmental Problems We Face Are ____________________

question 4

Short Answer

Major causes of the environmental problems we face are ____________________, wasteful and unsustainable resource use, poverty, failure to include the harmful environmental and health costs of goods and services in their market prices, and increasing isolation from nature.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

In research, a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study to assess its effect, as opposed to a control group.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, allowing for a comparison to assess the effect of the treatment.

Operationalization

The process of defining measurement criteria for abstract concepts to enable their empirical, quantitative measurement.

Abstract Concept

A theoretical idea that is not associated with any specific physical object or real entity, often requiring complex thought and understanding.