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An Interdisciplinary Science
Timeline of Environmental History
Labs
Vocab I
Vocab II
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What is meant by environmental science being an “interdisciplinary science”?
Involves many fields of science
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10. For the majority of human history, we were ____________________ who survived by collecting plants and hunting wild animals.
hunter-gatherers
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Velocity, angle of impact, impactor composition, and target density
What are some variables that affect impact crater size?
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Replaced relatively quickly by natural processes
Renewable Resource
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Define "Biodiversity"
Number and variety of species that live in an area
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Give an example on how a biologist could contribute to environmental science.
Biologist studies living things. Your answer should include something about living things.
200
Humans began to collect seeds, grow crops, and domesticate animals during the ______________.
Agricultural Revolution
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The mean because it is found by adding all values and dividing by the number of values
Which measure of central is the most affected by outliers?
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forms at a much slower rate than the rate it is consumed
Nonrenewable Resource
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The study of how humans interact with the environment
Environmental Science
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Give an example on how a Paleontologist could contribute to environmental science.
Paleontologists study fossils and ancient life. Your answer should include something about the past and how it helps us understand the environment today.
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The _____________________ was characterized by a shift from human and animal power to fossil fuels.
Industrial Revolution
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The variable that changes as a result of the variable we changed
What is the dependent variable?
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Paradigm
What is the dominant scientific viewpoint called?
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Define "Environment"
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
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Give an example on how an Engineer could contribute to environmental science.
Engineering is a branch of Physics by which matter and energy are made useful to humans in structures, machines, and products. Your answer should have a specific example of something engineers could design/create to help us study, preserve, etc the environment.
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How did the industrial revolution change society?
Your answer should include discussion of a change of fuel sources, increased waste/pollution production, a "lazy attitude" developing, increased technology/inventions, increased efficiency of agriculture, industry, and transportation, growing populations, etc.
400
Inferential statistics allow us to compare two data sets for the purpose of making inferences, while descriptive tell us something specific about a single data set.
What is the difference between Inferential and descriptive statistics?
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Paradigm Shift
What happens when new evidence comes along and causes a viewpoint counter to the current dominant view to gain ground or acceptance?
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Describe the concept of "The tragedy of the commons", give an example.
The idea that if something is available for everyone to use as they wish, in other words, is a "commons". The resource will soon be depleted because of the idea "if I don't use it someone else will, so I might as well use as much as I want".
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Give an example on how a Chemist could contribute to environmental science.
Chemists study chemicals and their interactions. Your answer should have a specific example of how chemicals could affect the environment either positively or negatively.
500
TWO PART QUESTION. What was one main effect that hunter-gatherers had on the environment and how did the agricultural revolution affect the environment/society?
Hunter-gatherers over hunted, leading to the extinction of some species. The agricultural revolution allowed people to stay in one place and for populations to grow. New species were created because of selective breeding. Plants and animals were domesticated. Poor farming techniques lead to infertile soil. Clearing out forests for farm land led to loss of habitat and soil erosion.
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They help illustrate trends and patterns in a data set.
Why are graphs so helpful?
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Define "Ecological Footprint"
Shows the productive area (land and resources) of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country
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Define "Sustainability"
The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely at a standard of living similar to the current one.