Ch.1 Key Terms

Question 1

Environmental Science

Answer 1

A combination of sciences that involve the physical, biological and informational 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

Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock.

Question 4

Natural Resource

Answer 4

Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

Question 5

Pollution

Answer 5

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

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

The law of supply and demand 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

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

Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.