Developing vs. Developed
Vocabulary
History in the Making
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This is the kind of country that is characterized by high population growth rate, extreme poverty and an agricultural based economy.
What is a developing country.
100
This is an undesired change or introduction of harmful levels of chemicals and wastes into the environment.
What is pollution.
100
During this period of time, most of today's environmental problems began.
What is the Industrial Revolution.
100
Name 5 of the disciplines that are major contributions to environmental science.
What is biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, ecology, social science
200
Name one country, besides the United States that the book listed as a developed country.
What is Canada, or Japan....
200
This term means a balance between the use of resources and our population in order to maintain indefinitely.
What is sustainability.
200
This period of time describes humans living in tribes, using fires to maintain the prairie.
What is the Hunter-Gatherer Period.
200
This term is the study of all living things and their interaction with their nonliving environment.
What is Environmental Science
300
Higher average incomes and slower population growth classified which type of country
What is a developed country.
300
This is a kind of resource that is replenished at a reasonable rate. Examples are trees, water and sunlight.
What is a renewable resource.
300
This period included the overhunting of large mammals
What is Hunters-Gatherer Period
300
List and describe three human activities that affect the environment.
What is Resource Depletion, Pollution and Loss of Biodiversity.
400
Has an simple, agricultural based economy
What is a developing country
400
This term means the number and variety of species in an area.
What is biodiversity.
400
This kind of revolution is when human populations increased and plants and animals were domesticated.
What is the Agricultural Revolution.
400
Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a concern?
What is humans depend on other organisms for food and oxygen.
500
This country is most likely to for the average citizen likely to be using the greatest amount of natural resources.
What is the United States.
500
This is the name of the science that focuses on interactions between organisms and the environment.
What is ecology.
500
Fossil fuel use increased during which period?
What is the Industrial Revolution.
500
Two types of pollutants
What are biodegradable and nondegradable.
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