Chapter 14
_____________makes up a majority of Earths surface water. (2-3%)
Freshwater
Epidemiology is...
The study of disease in human populations. (How they occur, and how they can be controlled.)
Other than recycling, what are two ways that we currently manage our trash?
1. Take our trash to a landfill.
2. Incinerate our trash (burn it).
What is the difference between a rural area and an urban area?
Urban: Larger population, the city and the suburbs around it
Name the four types of Environmental health hazards.
Hint: B, S, C, and P....
Biological, Social, Chemical, and Physical
What is the difference between point source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution? Explain.
Point Source Pollution: You know right where the "source" of the pollution is.
NPSP: This is a large amount of pollution over large area. One specific "point" can not be identified.
Give an example of a social hazard.
Smoking, doing drugs, etc.
Hazardous waste can be buried in some instances, or contained by deep-well injection.
Urbanization occurs when people move from ________________ to _____________.
Rural to Urban
Define "sustainable."
"Manageable"
Able to be independent
When water does not ABSORB into Earth's surface, it ________________the Earth and into streams, rivers, and lakes.
Runoff
Toxic substances accumulate in an organisms body during bioaccumulation. So______________ is an increased concentration of toxic substances with each step in the food chain.
Biomagnification
List three types of items that can be recycled.
Glass, newspaper, aluminum and other common metals, plastic, paper, etc.
What is a heat island?
The probability that a hazard will cause harm is...
A. Epidemiology
B. Risk
C. Carcinogen
Risk
What would you dig deep in the zone of saturation, so that it won't dry up during seasonal droughts?
Well
Name two PHYSICAL natural disasters that could happen in Indiana.
Earthquakes, tornados, flooding, severe storms
What happens during composting? What kinds of things can you compost?
Organic waste turns into mulch or hummus due to decomposition.
You can compost anything organic. Banana peels, grass clippings, etc.
What is urban sprawl?
The spread of urban and suburban areas outward due to growth.
What does RRR mean, in relationship to waste management?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
List the three main ways freshwater is used.
Personal, Industrial, Agriculture
Toxicity is...
A measure of how harmful a substance is.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act states....
Sets standards for hazardous waste management by state. This Act requires the industry to track hazardous material from the beginning to the end of its use.
Give an example of a "Green Space."
Park, Garden, Nature Trails, Playground, Greenways
Freshwater is distributed _______________.
Unequally