Science Fields
Branch of Science that deals with the study of things that are living
to understand and solve the environments problems and to achieve sustainability indefinitely.
What is the main goal of Environmental Science?
can be replaced relatively quickly by natural resources (ex. water, air, soil, trees crops)
What is renewable energy?
an undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms
What is Pollution?
people who migrated from place to place to get food
What are Hunter-Gatherers?
Branch of Science that deals with the properties, composition, and structure of elements and compounds.
What is chemistry?
Biology, Earth Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Social Sciences
What are the branches of Environmental science?
forms much slower than the rate it is consumed (ex. minerals, fossil fuels)
What is non-renewable energy?
The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely
What is sustainability?
They used up all the resources in the area and then moved on to another place (caused extinction)
How did Hunter-gatherers affect the environment?
Branch of Science that deals with the environment and how humans affect it
What is environmental science?
It states that the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more it is worth
What is supply and demand?
pollutants that can broken down by natural processes (ex. sewage, papers, and animal wastes)
What is a biodegradable item?
The number and variety of species that live in an area
What is biodiversity?
Practice of growing, caring for, and breeding plants and animals (used for food, clothing, housing, transportation and wood); used slash and burn; caused soil erosion and loss of natural habitats
What is Agriculture Revolution?
Branch of science that deals with how living things interact with each other and their nonliving environment
What is ecology?
1. Resource depletion
2. Pollution
3. Loss of biodiversity
What are the 3 main environmental problems?
cannot be broken down by natural processes (ex. mercury, lead, and some plastics)
What is a non-biodegradable item?
is the natural world around us as well as things produced by humans
What is an environment?
Shift from using animals and water to fuel things to things powered by fossil fuels such as coal and oil; caused loss of natural habitats and lots of pollution; allowed goods to be transported cheaply across great distances
What is the Industrial Revolution?