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BIO 140 test 1 ch1

Chapter one terms

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Environmental science study of how the natural world works
environment things that affect you
Renewable natural resources are replenished over short periods like perpetually available sunlight, wind and wave energy
Nonrenewable natural resources are formed much more slowly than we use them such as mineral ores and crude oil and in finite supply
Agricultural revolution increases in population size =transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to an agricultural way of life
Industrial revolution shift from rural life, animal-powered agriculture, and manufacture by craftsmen to an urban society powered fossil fuels
Fossil fuels nonrenewable energy sources, such as oil, coal and natural gas
Ecological footprint expresses environmental impact of an individual/population in terms of the cumulative amount of biologically productive land and water required to provide the raw materials the person/population consumes to dispose of or recycle the waste they produce
Natural sciences disciplines that study the natural world, such as biology, geology, oceanography
Social sciences sociology, history, political science, economics
Scientific process 1 Observe
Scientific process 2 Ask questions
Scientific process 3 develop a hypothesis
Scientific process 4 Make predictions
Scientific process 5 Test the predictions
Scientific process 6 Results
Theory widely accepted explanation, has been extensively tested and proven with research
Ethics The study of good and bad/right or wrong
Anthropocentrism human-centered view of our relationship with the environment
Biocentrism ascribes value to certain living things/ to the biotic realm
Ecocentrism living and nonliving things and their affects on whole ecological systems
preservation protect our environment in a pristine, unaltered state
conservation manage resources wisely
sustainability living within our planet's means/ensure for the future
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