The study of how humans interact with the environment.
What is environmental science.
100
The amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.
What is ecological footprint.
100
Ethiopia is a ________ nation.
What is developing.
100
Natural materials such as sunlight, air, forests, minerals, and water that are used by humans.
What is natural resource.
100
The Agricultural Revolution lasted from 8000 BC until 1800 A.D.
What is true.
200
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary science. The five major sciences are chemistry, physical science, earth science, social sciences, and this.
What is biology.
200
Fossil fuels are ________ resources because they are consumed at a much higher rate than they
are produced.
What is nonrenewable.
200
Developed countries have what type of income.
What is high.
200
The number and variety of species that live in an area is known as this.
What is biodiversity.
200
Pollutants that DO NOT break down by a natural process.
What is non-degradable pollutants.
300
The Industrial Revolution was preceded by this revolution. At time in which people began domesticating animals and growing crops.
What is the Agricultural Revolution.
300
Overhunting of large mammals lead to their extinction and was a problem during which time period.
What is Hunters-and-Gatherers.
300
Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution.
What is cost-benefit anaylsis.
300
Energy from the sun is an example of this type of natural resource.
What is renewable resource.
300
The (3) major categories of environmental problems are: loss of biodiversity, pollution, and deforestation.
What is false. Resource Depletion
400
Exhausting soil nutrients through farming is an example of depleting a _______ resource.
What is renewable.
400
Mercury, lead, and some plastic are materials that do not break down.
What is nonbiodegradable.
400
According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined but the demand remained the same?
What is price would increase.
400
The population began to increase exponentially during this revolution.
What is industrial.
400
Tragedy of the Commons addresses the overuse of shared resources.
What is true.
500
Environmental science is known as _____ because it incorporates so many different fields of study.
What is interdisciplinary.
500
The country that is currently leaving the largest ecological footprint.
What is the United States.
500
A tool that helps create cost-effective ways to protect our health and the environment.
What is risk assessment.
500
Human needs may be met indefinitely using resources while maintaining a supply of resources.
What is sustainability.
500
Most of today's environmental problems began with the agricultural revolution.