Ch. 1 Key Terms

Question 1

Environmental Science

Answer 1

the study of the environment that includes the physical, biological, and social sciences

Question 2

Natural Resources

Answer 2

is a resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural processes.

Question 3

Law of Supply and Demand

Answer 3

states that the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more that product is worth

Question 4

Ecology

Answer 4

is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment.

Question 5

Agriculture

Answer 5

the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and other purposes

Question 6

Pollution

Answer 6

undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activates of humans or other organisms

Question 7

Biodiversity

Answer 7

refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area

Question 8

Ecological Foot-Print

Answer 8

shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country

Question 9

Sustainability

Answer 9

is the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely at a standard of living similar to the current one