Environmental Science
Eras of Impact
Main Environmental Problems
Environment and Society
Environment and Consumption
100
What is Environmental Science?
The study of interactions between living and non-living things and the impact humans have on the environment
100
What are the 3 main eras of human impact on the environment?
Hunter-gatherers, Agricultural, Industrial
100
What is a nonrenewable resource?
A resources that takes longer to form than it is consumed
100
The value of a service or good depends on _____________
Supply and Demand
100
_____________ countries have higher incomes, slow population growth and diverse industries.
Developed
200
What is Ecology?
The study of interactions between living and non-living things
200
What era were responsible for the following? 1. Raising crops/livestock 2. Settling in small areas putting pressure on local environments
Agricultural revolution
200
What are 2 types of accumulated waste?
1. biodegradable 2. nonbiodegradable
200
What tool helps create ways to protect our health and environment
Risk Assessment
200
What are 2 characteristics of a developing country?
1. Lower incomes 2. agricultural based communities 3. rapid population growth
300
What are the 1 of the 2 types of interactions between humans and the environment?
1. Use of natural resources 2. How humans alter the environment
300
What era used slash-and-burn as a technique for farming?
Hunter-Gatherers
300
Name all 3 main environmental problems
1. Pollution 2. Resource Depletion 3. Loss of Biodiversity
300
What is sustainability?
where human needs are met so that the population can survive forever
300
Which of the following is NOT a constant threat in developing country? Starvation, malnutrition, wealth
wealth
400
What are 3 fields of study under Environmental Science?
Biology, Earth Science, Physics, Chemistry, Social Science
400
The industrial revolution caused ___________ to grow faster than ever.
Population growth
400
Name 2 examples of a renewable resource.
Energy from the sun, water, wood, soil, air
400
Cost-benefit studies the ____________ between the cost of an action against the benefit.
Balance
400
Which type of country consume more natural resources?
Developed
500
Name one way our school effects the environment.
Answers may vary
500
Machinery reduced amount of land and human labor needed during ____________ revolution
Industrial
500
The loss of habitat causes a decrease in the different types of organisms found in that area, this is an example of a loss of _____________.
Biodiversity
500
What is the key goal of environmental science?
sustainability
500
What is an ecological footprint?
shows how many resources one person needs
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