Vocabulary
an area of permeable rock or sediment that holds significant amounts of water.
Aquifer
During which process do trees remove carbon dioxide from the air?
Photosynthesis
What are two negative impacts resulting from urbanization?
Loss of animal and plant life, less photosynthesis, less water retention, more erosion, increased floods, increased pollution, reduced groundwater levels
the development of towns and cities in previously natural areas.
Urbanization
What are two negative impacts resulting from deforestation?
Loss of habitat, animal and plant life, more carbon dioxide, less oxygen, less water and soil retention
What factors lead to the ability of humans to live and reproduce longer?
Improved healthcare, clean water, and other technological advances.
the contamination of Earth’s surface with substances that are harmful to life.
Land pollution
What is something that would decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Increasing the amount of trees/plants (reforestation), reduce amount of fossil fuels burned, reduced urbanization/development
What will happen if the human population reaches carrying capacity?
Eventually, earth will not have enough resources to support human life.
when rain flows over land or other surfaces and picks up contaminants and deposits them into bodies of water.
Runoff
Why are aquifers not found everywhere?
Some areas aren't suitable for water storage due to impermeable rock and were formed long ago by geologic processes. Some areas don't receive as much precipitation or retain as much water.
What is an ecological footprint?
the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
the top of an underground surface where the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water.
Water table
How does the removal and use of natural resources affect their overall distribution?
If resources are depleted in an area, resources cannot be found there and must be found somewhere else. The reduces the overall amount and locations where resources are.
Name 2 factors that contribute to global temperature increase.
Deforestation, increased greenhouse gases, burning fossil fuels, pollution, urbanization, etc.