key terms

Question 1

environmental science

Answer 1

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary study of the environment. A goal of many environmental scientists is to understand and solve environmental problems one important foundation of environmental science of ecology

Question 2

Ecology

Answer 2

Environmental change has occurred throughout Earths history

Question 3

agriculture

Answer 3

Hunter-gatherer societies cleared grassland by setting fires and contributed to the extinction of some ;are mammals

Question 4

Natural resources

Answer 4

The agricultural revolution caused human population growth habitat loss soil erosion and the domestication of plants and animals

Question 5

pollution

Answer 5

the industrial revolution caused rapid human population growth and increased use of fossil fuels most modern environmental problems began during the industrial revolution

Question 6

biodiversity

Answer 6

the major environmental problems we face today include resource depletion pollution and loss of biodiversity

Question 7

law of supply and demand

Answer 7

The Tragedy of the commons was an influential essay that described the relationship between the short-team interests of the individual and long-term interests of society

Question 8

ecological footprint

Answer 8

The law of supply and demand states that when the demand for a product increases while the supply remains fixed the cost of the product will increase

Question 9

sustainability

Answer 9

environmental problems in developed countries tend to be related to consumption in developing nations the major environmental problems are related to population growth