AP Environmental Science: ch 1 Flashcards
Textbook: Living in the Environment, Miller & Spoolman
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| 870568865 | sustainability | adapt indefinitely | 1 | |
| 870568866 | environment | external conditions that affect organisms | 2 | |
| 870568867 | renewable resource | replenished rapidly | 3 | |
| 870568868 | nonrenewable resource | fixed amount | 4 | |
| 870568869 | pollution | environmental changes negatively impacting organisms | 5 | |
| 870568870 | point source pollution | single source discharging pollutants | 6 | |
| 870568871 | nonpoint source pollution | broad area discharging pollutants | 7 | |
| 870568872 | ecological footprint | measure of environmental impact | 8 | |
| 870568873 | exponential growth | growth increase at constant rate | 9 | |
| 870568874 | affluence | addiction to over-consumption of goods | 10 | |
| 870568875 | environmental worldview | environmental ethics | 11 | |
| 870568876 | tragedy of commons | depletion of free renewable resources | 12 | |
| 870568877 | globalization | worldwide integration | 13 |