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AP Environmental Science - Introduction to the Science Flashcards

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Covers basic vocabulary and major concepts of studying environmental science.

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359864099biocentric preservation...0
359864100ecological footprint...1
359864101environment...2
359864102environmental justice...3
359864103environmental racism...4
359864104environmental science...5
359864105environmentalism...6
359864106ethics...7
359864107extreme poverty...8
359864108global environmentalism...9
359864109indigenous people...10
359864110inherent value...11
359864111instrumental value...12
359864112moral extensionism...13
359864113moral value...14
359864114stewardship...15
359864115sustainable development...16
359864116toxic colonialism...17
359864117utilitarian conservation...18
359864118natural capital...19
359864119frontier environmental worldview...20
359864120bar graph...21
359864121blind experiment...22
359864122closed system...23
359864123controlled study...24
359864124deductive reasoning...25
359864125dependent variable...26
359864126disturbances...27
359864127double-blind experiment...28
359864128emergent properties...29
359864129equilibrium...30
359864130homeostasis...31
359864131hypothesis...32
359864132independent variable...33
359864133inductive reasoning...34
359864134manipulative experiments...35
359864135mean...36
359864136models...37
359864137natural experiment...38
359864138negative feedback...39
359864139normal distribution...40
359864140open system...41
359864141paradigm shift...42
359864142pie chart...43
359864143positive feedback...44
359864144pseudoscience...45
359864145reproducibility...46
359864146replication...47
359864147resilience...48
359864148sample...49
359864149scatter plot...50
359864150science...51
359864151scientific theory...52
359864152scientific consensus...53
359864153significant number...54
359864154state shift...55
359864155statistics...56
359864156systems...57
359864157throughput...58
359864158peer review...59
359864159scientific method...60
359864160natural law...61
359864161junk science...62
359864162time delays...63
359864163inputs...64
359864164outputs...65
359864165synergistic interaction...66
359864166discontinuity...67
359864167"Analyze the effect..."Evaluate the impact68
359864168"Assess the accuracy..."Determine the truth69
359864169"Compare the strengths and weaknesses..."Show differences70
359864170"Critically evaluate evidence that both refutes and supports..."Give examples that agree and/or disagree71
359864171"Define and evaluate the contention..."Give a definition and analyze the point of view72
359864172"Discuss..."Give examples that illustrate73
359864173"Evaluate the claim..."Determine the validity74
359864174"Explain..."Offer the meaning, cause, effect, and influence75
359864175"To what extent..."Explain the relationship and role76
359864176thesis statementTells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion; a "roadmap" for the essay; 1-2 sentences that present your argument, followed by evidence and analysis77
359864177ecosystem...78
359864178abiotic...79
359864179biotic...80
359864180ecosystem services...81
359864181environmental indicators...82
359864182biodiversity...83
359864183speciation...84
359864184background extinction rate...85
359864185greenhouse gases...86
359864186anthropogenic...87
359864187per capita...88
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