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Environmental Science: Chapter 1 Flashcards

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10504386605Environmental ScienceThe study of the impact of humans on the environment0
10504386606Ecologythe study of how living things interact with each other and with their non-living environment. (biotic and abiotic parts)1
10504386607Sociologythe study of human population dynamics and statistics2
10504386608Hunter Gathererspeople who obtain food by collection plants, hunting, and scavenging.3
10504386609Over HuntingLead to extinction such as saber-tooth-cats and giant bison.4
10504386610Agricultural Revolutionoccurred when hunter-gathers began to plant the seeds they collected and the domestication of animals.5
10504386611Agriculturethe practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, and transportation.6
10504386613Industrial RevolutionShift from man/animal power to fossil fuels.7
10504386617Resource Depletion .When a specific resource is all used up8
10504386618Natural ResourcesAny natural material that is used by humans.9
10504386619RenewableCan be replaced quickly by natural processes.10
10504386620Air, water, soil, trees, and solarRenewable resources11
10504386622Nonrenewable ResourcesOil and Minerals12
10504386623PollutionAn undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival or activities of humans or other organisms.13
10504386624Biodegradable Pollutantsthose that can be broken down by a natural process.14
10504386625Human Sewage and Food WasteExample of biodegradable pollutants.15
10504386626Mercury, Lead, and PlasticExample of non-degradable pollutants16
10504386627Non-Degradable PollutantsThose that cannot be broken down by natural processes.17
10504386628BiodiversityThe 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
10504386631Law of Supply and Demandstate the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more the thing is worth.20
10504386632Cost and BenefitsIs the cost of the program worth the benefit? Examples: Forcing everyone to use an electric car.21
10504386633Risk AssessmentAn example of this is Nuclear energy22
10504386634Ecological FootprintShows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country.23
10504386635Sustainabilitythe condition in which a human needs are met in such a way that a human population car survive indefinitely.24

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