Ch. 1 Key Terms

Question 1

Ecological Foot-print

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Sustainability

Answer 2

The condition in which human need are met un such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely at a standard of living similar to the current one.

Question 3

Law of supply and demand

Answer 3

States that greater the demand for a-limited supply of something, the more that product is worth.

Question 4

Biodiversity

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Pollution

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Natural Resources

Answer 6

Any natural material that is used by humans

Question 7

Agriculture

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Ecology

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Environmental science

Answer 9

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