10504386605 | Environmental Science | The study of the impact of humans on the environment | 0 | |
10504386606 | Ecology | the study of how living things interact with each other and with their non-living environment. (biotic and abiotic parts) | 1 | |
10504386607 | Sociology | the study of human population dynamics and statistics | 2 | |
10504386608 | Hunter Gatherers | people who obtain food by collection plants, hunting, and scavenging. | 3 | |
10504386609 | Over Hunting | Lead to extinction such as saber-tooth-cats and giant bison. | 4 | |
10504386610 | Agricultural Revolution | occurred when hunter-gathers began to plant the seeds they collected and the domestication of animals. | 5 | |
10504386611 | Agriculture | the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, and transportation. | 6 | |
10504386613 | Industrial Revolution | Shift from man/animal power to fossil fuels. | 7 | |
10504386617 | Resource Depletion . | When a specific resource is all used up | 8 | |
10504386618 | Natural Resources | Any natural material that is used by humans. | 9 | |
10504386619 | Renewable | Can be replaced quickly by natural processes. | 10 | |
10504386620 | Air, water, soil, trees, and solar | Renewable resources | 11 | |
10504386622 | Nonrenewable Resources | Oil and Minerals | 12 | |
10504386623 | Pollution | An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival or activities of humans or other organisms. | 13 | |
10504386624 | Biodegradable Pollutants | those that can be broken down by a natural process. | 14 | |
10504386625 | Human Sewage and Food Waste | Example of biodegradable pollutants. | 15 | |
10504386626 | Mercury, Lead, and Plastic | Example of non-degradable pollutants | 16 | |
10504386627 | Non-Degradable Pollutants | Those that cannot be broken down by natural processes. | 17 | |
10504386628 | Biodiversity | The number and variety of species that live in an area. | 18 | |
10504386630 | "Tragedy of the Commons" | Essay which was written in 1968 which explored the conflict between the short-term interest of man and long-term welfare of society. | 19 | |
10504386631 | Law of Supply and Demand | state the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more the thing is worth. | 20 | |
10504386632 | Cost and Benefits | Is the cost of the program worth the benefit? Examples: Forcing everyone to use an electric car. | 21 | |
10504386633 | Risk Assessment | An example of this is Nuclear energy | 22 | |
10504386634 | Ecological Footprint | Shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. | 23 | |
10504386635 | Sustainability | the condition in which a human needs are met in such a way that a human population car survive indefinitely. | 24 |
Environmental Science: Chapter 1 Flashcards
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