32-41 Flashcards
Is a substance in the environment that is useful to people economically, and technologically, feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use how are you feeling.
Resource
Is use of the Earth’s resources in ways that ensure their availability in the future
Sustainability
Is a resource that is produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans
Renewable Resource
is a resource that is produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans
Nonrenewable Resource
The sustainable and management of Earth’s natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and Recreation
Conservation
is the maintenance of resources in their present condition with with as little human impact as possible
Preservation
a system composed of living organisms
Biotic
a system composed of non-living organisms
Abiotic
a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
Atmosphere
all of the water on and near Earth’s surface
Hydrosphere
Earth’s crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
Lithosphere
All living organisms on Earth, including plants and animal, as well as microorganisms
Biosphere
the long-term average weather condition at a particular location
Climate
a group of living organisms and the antibiotic spheres with which way they interact
Ecosystem
the scientific study of ecosystems
Ecology
happens when soil washes away in the rain or blows away in the wind
Erosion
nutrients are depleted when plants withdraw more nutrients than natural processes can replace
Depletion of Nutrients
the geographic study of human-environment relationships
Cultural Ecology
a belief that the physical environment caused social development
Environmental Determinism
believe that the physical environment May limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment
Possibilism
is a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area
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