Ch. 1 Key Terms

Question 1

Environmental science

Answer 1

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences

Question 2

Ecology

Answer 2

the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

Question 3

Agriculture

Answer 3

cultivating plants and livestock

Question 4

Natural Resource

Answer 4

materials or substances such as minerals

Question 5

Pollution

Answer 5

containments of chemicals or bad minerals in the environment.

Question 6

Biodiversity

Answer 6

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

Question 7

Law of supply and demand

Answer 7

market prices of minerales

Question 8

Ecological Footprint

Answer 8

the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources

Question 9

Sustainability

Answer 9

the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level the sustainability of economic growth