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An undesired change in the air, water, or soil
pollution
natural material formed at a much slower rate than it is depleted
nonrenewable resource
names the 5 major fields that contribute to environmental science
biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, and social sciences
Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes what?
sunlight and forests are an example of what?
Renewable resources
Describes the conflicts associated with sharing resources
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
characterized by high personal wealth, and high levels of consumption
developed country
which period of time did most of today's environmental problems begin?
industrial revolution
listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of?
cost-benefit analysis
Why is environmental science important?
A growing population is using more resources, creating more pollution, and creating more waste. Environment science helps develop sustainable solutions to these problems.
Humans lived in tribes, using fires to maintain the prairie
hunter-gatherer period
the study of living things and their interaction with their nonliving environment
ecology
Environmental science is the study of which types of interactions between humans and the environment?
how humans use natural resources
how human beings relate to the nonliving environment
how human activities alter the environment
individuals in developing countries typically have:
higher standard of living
large ecological footprint
shorter life span
greater dependence on fossil fuels
shorter life span
In "Tragedy of the Commons" essay, what conflict does it address associated with environmental challenges?
Protecting shared resources
characterized by high population growth rate, extreme poverty
developing countries
rate of resource use depletes resources and creates pollution and wastes
resource depletion
populations growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stresses?
resource depletion
habitat destruction
pollution
achieving a sustainable world is a goal that will depend on?
responsible consumption by developed countries
cooperation between governments, industry, an citizens
According to the law of supply and demand, reduced oil production leads to what?
higher oil prices
plants and animals were domesticated, human populations grew
agricultural revolution
when the last member of a species dies?
extinction
why is the world's loss of biodiversity a concern?
human's depend on other organisms for food and oxygen
which situation describes a renewable resource
filling a car with gasoline
building wooden furniture
mining copper
burning coal in a power plant
building wooden furniture
sun's energy enters and heat leaves
closed system