Major Fields of Study that interconnect with E.S.
The study of chemicals and their interactions.
What is chemistry?
For most of human history, people were _____ and affected their environment by setting fires to prevent the growth of trees and overhunting species to extinction.
What are hunter-gatherers?
Any natural material used by humans
What is a natural resource?
Basic rule of economics that dictates the price of something depending on the need and availability
What is the law of supply and demand?
These countries have higher incomes, higher energy consumption per capita, diverse economies, and stronger social support systems
What are developed countries?
The study of living organisms
What is biology?
This revolution occurred when we began domesticating animals and raising crops
What is the agricultural revolution?
an undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans
What is pollution?
These are examples of renewable resources.
What is water and energy from the sun?
These countries have lower incomes, rapid population growth, and simple economies.
What are developing countries?
Scientific study of the Earth.
What is geology?
This is an important effect that hunter-gatherer societies may have had on the environment.
What is air pollution?
The world is more biodiverse today than it was thousands of years ago. True or False?
False, some animals have become extinct as habitats are destroyed, among other factors.
Main difficulty in solving environmental issues with society is the question of who is responsible for preserving something. If nobody is responsible, and resources become depleted or polluted, we would undergo a ____.
What is "tragedy of the commons"?
A term used to describe the productive area of Earth needed to support the lifestyle of one person in a particular country.
What is an ecological footprint?
Study of matter and energy
What is physics?
Shift from energy sources such as animal muscle to fossil fuels occurred during the
What is the industrial revolution?
Pollutants that are not broken down by natural processes are _____.
What is nondegradable?
Are species considered natural resources? Why or why not?
Yes, because they are part of the environment.
Even though most people disagree on environmental issues, they mostly agree on achieving this for the world.
What is sustainability?
Study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment
What is ecology?
Name three important effects of the agricultural revolution.
What are soil erosion, habitat destruction and plant and animal domestication?
Can biodegradable pollutants cause environmental problems? Why or why not?
Yes, biodegradable pollutants can cause environmental problems if they accumulate in the environment and they do not degrade quickly enough.
A term that describes the number and variety of species that live in an area.
What is biodiversity?
You are evaluating the claims made on a Web site that discusses environmental issues - what are four things you would look for?
1 - Consider the source
2 - Check the references
3- Look at how the data is presented
4 - Identify the author's credentials