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What is the difference between ecology and environmental science?
Environmental science deals with the human impact on the environment.
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Name the three periods of human history that affected life as we know it.

Hunter- Gatherer, Agricultural Evolution, Industrial Revolution

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What is the measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems?
Ecological Footprint
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How did the Industrial Revolution affect human population growth?

Allowed it to INCREASE thanks to mass production of foods, medicines,etc

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Environmental science is considered the be an interdisciplinary field because

Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics are included. 

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All of the following disciplines are major contributors to the field of environmental science except (Biology, Chemistry, Linguistics, Social Science)
Lingustics
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Which period of human history is characterized by growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals?
Agricultural Evolution
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Name some ways of reducing your ecological footprint.
Ex ( taking the bus/ riding a bicycle/ shorter showers/ use incandescent light bulbs instead of fluorescent)
200

Absorbs almost all the ultra-violet radiation that reaches the earth.

stratospheric ozone

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Major contributing factor to resource depletion

Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. 

300

According to the law of supply and demand, if the amount of oil extracted worldwide were to increase and demand stayed the same, the price of oil should _____.

Decrease

300

The difference between non-renewable and renewable resources

Renewable: Replaced naturally 

Non-renewable: Finite resource 

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What term best describes the situation in which we can enjoy enough food, fresh air and water indefinitely
Sustainability
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The cost of environmental solutions can be high. To determine how much to spend on air pollution, a community may perform a ______ -______ ___________.
Cost - benefit analysis
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Biodiversity measures this within an ecosystem

The number of different species within an ecosystem

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Which period of human history has created the most water pollution?
Industrial Revolution
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Most of today's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?
Industrial Revolution
400

Government agency responsible for enforcing laws such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

400
This thing identifies, evaluates, and estimates the levels of risk involved in a situation
Risk Assessment
400

Exhaustion of raw materials within a region



Resource Depletion

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Which environmental principle is applied by a group who purchases land and mandates that the property remain as is, with no improvements, and rules against any construction or observation stations on the property?


Preservation

500

The conflict between DEVELOPING and DEVELOPED countries

Tragedy of the commons

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First example of "Tragedy of the commons" 


*written by Garrett Hardin

Overgrazing areas of land that belonged to a whole village

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Which period of human history is characterized by the extinction of the North American megafauna?


Hunter-Gatherer



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An environmental ethic that places an emphasis on short term human interest

Anthropocentric