The Foundation of Environmental Literacy Is Based on the Understanding

question 118

Multiple Choice

The foundation of environmental literacy is based on the understanding that

• A) natural capital is important because it supports earth's ecosystems and human economies.
• B) our ecological footprints are immense and expanding rapidly
• C) ecological tipping points are reversible
• D) a and b
• E) a, b and c

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Definitions:

Emotion

A complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior.

Emotional Theory

A conceptual framework that attempts to explain how emotions are experienced, how they are elicited, and how they influence behavior.

Innate Reactions

Natural, instinctual responses that an individual is born with, which are not learned through experience.

Evolutionary Theory

An explanation for the diversity of organisms on Earth, proposing that they have changed over generations through a process of natural selection.