ch.1 key terms

Question 1

Environmental science

Answer 1

Environmental science incorporates the study of the physical, chemical and biological processes that take place on the Earth, as well as the social, political and cultural processes which impact the planet

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 harmful materials into 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

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.