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Env. Science
Chapter 1 Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did populations concentrate in smaller areas during the agricultural revolution? | Because an area of land could support up to 500 times' as many people by farming as it could by hunting and gathering. |
| Agricultural communities developed from __________communities, and the practice of agriculture introduced new environmental problems. | hunter-gatherer |
| The root word 'ager' means "field," and 'cultivation' means "the act of tilling." Using this information, define agriculture: | the act of tilling the field |
| In what two ways did the human population change as a result of the agricultural revolution? | the population grew and people began to settle down. |
| What changes did humans make that affected local environments? | People began to farm in one area. |
| What is the carrying capacity of an ecosystem? | the maximum number of organisms that an area can support on a sustained basis. |