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Chapt 1 test on 9/9

Science and the Environment

TermDefinition
loss of biodiversity declining number and variety
supply and demand law describing the relationship between an item's availability and its value
"The Tragedy of the Commons" conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long term welfare of society
agriculture practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes
developed nation characterized by low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economics
environmental science study of how humans interact with the environment
ecology study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments
developing nation characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use, and very low personal wealth
renewable resource natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes
sustainability state in which a human population can survive indefinitely
environmental science includes physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, social services
three major categories of environmental problems loss of biodiversity, resource depletion, pollution
Human populations grew because of advances in farming during the agricultural revolution
Hunter gathers altered(changed) their environment by overhunting large animals, introducing new plants, and burning prairies to maintain grasslands
Developed nations make up about ______ % of the world's population but consume about ______% of its resources. 20, 75
"Tragedy of the Commons" deals with protecting shared resources
Ecological footprint takes into account what requirements to support an individual land used for crops, land taken up by housing, and forest area that absorbs pollution
Attempts to create a sustainable society strives to achieve stable resource consumption
Cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects to achieve
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