Unit 8 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Carrying Capacity
A
The largest population size an ecosystem can support
2
Q
Environmental Degradation
A
Ruining the environment
3
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Policy
A
The rules and regulations that apply to an issue
4
Q
Politics
A
The process by which individuals and groups try to influence or control rules and regulations that apply to an issue
5
Q
Poverty
A
The condition of being without basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter
6
Q
Resource
A
Anything taken from the environment to satisfy the needs or wants of an organism
7
Q
Subsidy
A
The gov giving money to a business
8
Q
Sustainable
A
Able to continue without using up natural resources or causing ecological damage
9
Q
Audit
A
Careful inspection of a condition or situation
10
Q
Ecocentric
A
Putting the environment first when making decisions
