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Critchfield Env
Chapter 14
Question | Answer |
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Ecology | the study of interactrions of living organisms |
agriculture | the rasing of crops and livestock |
Natural science | physcial world |
pollution | putting bad gases into the air |
biodiverstiy | a variety of organisms in a giving area |
Extinct | not arond anymore |
Gaia Hypothesis | physical compoents of earth |
Slash-n-burn agriculture | burning fields |
Mussels | diffrent familys |
Domesticated | describes organisms that have been bred and managed for human use |
Indicator Species | trait or characteritc of env. |
Depleted | when a large fraction of resource has beenn used up |
Algae | autotropic organisms |
Contamination | being contaminated |
Law of supply and demand | supply goes up demand goes up |
Ecological Footprint | amount/person/country |
Commons | area of land that belongs to a whole village |
Cost benefit analysis | the cost of action against the benefits |
Risk | a risk of an undesirable outcome |
Bais | one side point of veiw |