ACTIVITY 1.1
THE MEETING OF MINDS: HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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Guide Questions: In three sentences, answer the following questions below.
Write your answer on the spaces provided below the question.
a. Explain the relevance of environmental problems to the history of environmental science
course.
Since ancient time, humans need to rely on resource that came from the
environment be it hunting and gathering to domesticating and agriculture. This ability
relies on understanding our environment which allows us to manipulate the world to our
benefits. Environmental problems make us aware of the needs of our environment, which
in return advance understanding on the environmental science itself.
b. How does the environmental science course begin?
According to Bill Stephen Mosley, Environmental science started in 1960s and ’70s
due to the growing awareness and concern of the environmental problem. Environmental
science discipline is often discussed shortly on other course subject. Environmental science
encompasses the relationship between human and her environment. (Mosley 2015)
c. Discuss the evidence on the existence of environmental science course during the ancient
civilization.
A fascinating example is the domestication of cats. It is believed that at one point of
the past, rat infestation is a big problem for people as rats get attracted to the stored grains
and then multiply, while the cats are attracted and started to hunt these rats. This is a good
example of the power of nature and human intervention.
Reference
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