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Bio Ch 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A condition in which people are unable to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, education or health | poverty |
| countries with complex industrialized bases, low rates of population growth, and high per person incomes | highly developed countries |
| countries with medium levels of inudstrialization and per person incomes lower than those of highly developed countries | moderately developed countries |
| countries with low levels of industrialization, very high rates of population growth, very high infant mortality rates, and very low per person incomes relative to highly developed countries | less developed countries |
| natural resources that are present in limited supplies and are depleted as they are used | nonrenewable resources |
| resources that are replaced by natural processes and that can be used forever, provided they are not overexploited in the short term | renewable resources |
| a situation in which there are too many people in a geographic area | people overpopulation |
| a situation in which each idividual in a population consumes too large a share of resources | consumption overpopulation |
| an amount of productive land, fresh water, and ocean required on a continuous basis to supply that person with food, wood, energy, water,housing, clothing, transportation, and waste disposal | ecological footprint |
| what three factors are the most important in determining environmental impact according to the IPAT equation? | 1. number of people 2. the affluence per person (measure of cosumption) 3. the environmental effects of the technologies used to obtain and consume the resources |
| the ability to meet humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs | environmental sustainability |
| disipline of biology that studies the interrelationships between organisms and their environment | ecology |
| a branch of environmental science that includes the study of weather and climate, greenhouse gases, and other airborne pollutants. | atmospheric science |
| Examines chemicals in the environment, including air, soil, and water pollution | environmental chemistry |
| information with which science works | data |
| the interdisciplinary study of humanity's relationship with other organisms and the physical environment | environmental science |
| the way a scientist approaches a problem, by formulating a hypothesis and then testing it | scientific method |
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