Environmental Concepts
What do environmental scientists study?
How the natural world works, and how people and the environment affect each other.
What is the impact of a person or community on the environment?
Ecological Footprint
What are the main reasons civilizations have collapsed?
Population growth and resource consumption exceeded availability.
What is a natural resource that forms much slower than we use it?
nonrenewable
Which country does NOT have a larger ecological footprint than the world average?
United States, Spain, Japan, or Ecuador
Ecuador
According to Jared Diamond (the author of our reading), what is a key factor in determining a civilization's success?
Management of their relationship with the environment.
What has happened to resource usage in the U.S over the last few hundred years?
Increased, Decreased, or Stayed the Same
Increased
What does ecological footprint mean?
The impact of a person or community on the environment and the amount of land required to sustain resource use.
What is the term for using resources to satisfy current needs without compromising future availability of resources?
Sustainable development
What do we rely on for a healthy planet?
air, water, food, and shelter
True or False: Ecological footprints are measured in miles.
False: Hectares
What two revolutions lead to a significant increase in human population?
Agricultural and Industrial
Which of the following are part of the environment?
Forests, Buildings, People
Forests, Buildings, and People
What are some examples of nonrenewable resources?
Natural gas, coal, aluminum
Any of the natural materials and energy sources provided by nature that humans need to survive.
Natural resources