Environmental Science Chapter 1

This period in history is when humans grew plants and animals were raised and harvested, the human population dramtically increased.

• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution
• Hunter-Gather period
• The Renaissance

The time period when machines began to replace machines powered by humans or animals?

• Agricultural Revolution
• Hunter-Gatherer period
• The 80's
• Industrial Revolution

What law governs the value or price natural resources or crops may cost?

• The Healthy Forest Act
• Click-It-Or-Ticket
• Supply & Demand
• Law of diminishing returns

What is an example of a renewable resource?

• trees
• plastic bottles
• fossil fuels
• gold

Humans depend on other organisms for food and water, this topic deals with the loss of species or extinctions.

• Resource Depletion
• Supply & Demand
• BIODIVERSITY

• The Lorax

When humans are able to live with a high quality of life while not depleting nonrenewable resources, a level of ______________ has been reached.

• Sustainability
• Depletion
• Desparation
• Overuse

What is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• Water
• Trees
• Paper
• Fossil Fuels

Identify an abiotic factor from below (things that are not alive):

• Mushrooms
• Plankton
• Sunlight
• Bacteria

Oil, iron ore and diamonds are examples of what?

• Renewable Resources
• Nonrenewable Resources
• Biodegradable substances
• Biotic examples

The variety and number of species living in a certain area is called?

• Geology
• Environmental Science
• Biodiversity
• Abiotic Life forms