Land
What is the name of the trend where people move from farms into cities?
What is urbanization
How percentage of fresh water is found at the poles and in glaciers?
What pollutant is released in car exhaust?
Carbon monoxide
What event caused people to move closer to cities to find reliable work and income?
What is the Industrial Revolution
Which part of water treatment is responsible for generating sewage sludge?
What is the settling tank
What land feature can make the heat island effect worse / makes a city more susceptible
Hills and mountains
The role that organisms play in creating a healthful environment for humans is called what?
What is an environmental service
What are the 3 toxic metals in waste water that have to be filtered out?
Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium
What two words are combined to form the word smog?
smoke and fog
What term is used to describe any land that is sparsely settled and primarily used for farming and resource production?
What is rural land
What is the pollutant compound in acid rain?
Nitric acid / sulfuric acid / carbonic acid
What is the biggest source of light pollution in cities?
Streetlights and billboards
How much more timber do Americans use compared to the rest of the world?
About 3.5x
What was the main pollutant in the water in Flint, MI
Lead
What is it called when an air pollutant makes everyone inside a building sick, even if they were on a different floor?
Sick Building Syndrome