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Environmental law
Study of environmental laws
Question | Answer |
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Describe development | Business,money,etc. Don't care for environment |
Describe preservation | Caretakers of nature |
Describe conservation | Using resources wisely |
What are three types of environmental issues? | Resource growth:uses non-renewable resources,Popoulation growth: more people means more pollution, Pollution: effects everybody in a negative way. |
Explain cost vs. Benefit | They way the positives and negatives to make the best decision. |
Explain the EPA | Environmental protection agency. Has the right to manage anything contributing to environmental harm |
What is the biosphere | All living things on the planet |
What is the lithosphere | All the land on the earth |
What is the hydrosphere | All the water |
What is the atmosphere | All the air |
What does the word enact mean? | To create a law |
What is amended? | To change |
Name the act: ensures that our fresh waterways stay clean. | The clean water act |
What lead the clean water act to be enacted? | Because of the dangerous pollution levels. |
Are you going to ace this test? | Hopefully. :/ |