chapter 1 vocab

Question 1

ecology

Answer 1

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

Question 2

agriculture

Answer 2

the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products

Question 3

Natural resource


Answer 3

Natural resources are resources that exist without any actions of humankind. This includes all valued characteristics such as magnetic, gravitational, electrical properties and forces, etc.

Question 4

pollution

Answer 4

the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

Question 5

biodiversity

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Law of supply

Answer 6

The law of supply is a fundamental principle of economic theory which states that, keeping other factors constant,

Question 7

demand
ecological

Answer 7

Economists use the term demand to refer to the amount of some good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at each price.

Question 8

footprint
sustainability

Answer 8

The ecological footprint is a method promoted by the Global Footprint Network to measure human demand on natural capital, i.e. the quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy. It tracks this demand through an ecological accounting system.