Ch. 1 Key Terms

Question 1

Environmental Science

Answer 1

is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems.

Question 2

Ecology


Answer 2

a branch of biology concerning interactions among organisms and their biophysical environment, which includes both biotic and abiotic components.

Question 3

Agriculture

Answer 3

the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock.

Question 4


Natural resource

Answer 4

are resources that exist without any actions of humankind.

Question 5

pollution

Answer 5

is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

Question 6

biodiversity

Answer 6

the variety and variability of life on Earth.

Question 7

Law of supply and demand

Answer 7

is a theory that explains the interaction between the sellers of a resource and the buyers for that resource

Question 8


ecological footprint

Answer 8

s a method promoted by the Global Footprint Network to measure human demand on natural capital

Question 9

sustainability


Answer 9

is the ability to exist constantly