APES Chapter 1

The guiding principle of environmental science that requires us to live in a such a way as to maintain Earth's systems and its natural resources.

• sustainability
• environmental science
• overshoot
• ecological footprint

The guiding principle of environmental science that requires us to live in a such a way as to maintain Earth's systems and its natural resources.

• sustainability
• environmental science
• overshoot
• ecological footprint

The amount by which humanity has surpassed Earth's long term carrying capacity for our species is called __________.

• sustainable development
• sorry my bad
• overshoot
• recycling

Any of the various substances and energy sources we need in order to survive are called _______.

• fossil fuels
• natural resources
• environment
• ecology

____________________ is the most comprehensive scientific assessment of the present condition of the world's ecological systems and their ability to continue supporting our civilization.

• Agricultural revolution
• Industrial revolution
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
• Millennium Falcon

_____________ is a natural resource that is virtually unlimited or that is replenished by the environment over relatively short periods of hours to weeks to years.

• fossil fuels
• nonrenewable resources
• renewable resources

Coal, natural gas, and petroleum are examples of nonrenewable energy resources also known as ___________.

• fossil fuels
• sustainable fuels
• biofuels
• none of the above

______________ is the study of the natural world functions and how humans and the environment interact.

• biology
• zoology
• environmental science
• environmentalism

A nonrenewable resource is...

• any of the various substances and energy sources we need in order to survive
• an unlimited natural resource
• a resource that is in limited supply and is formed much more slowly than we use it.
• a resource such as solar power and wind power

The shift that took place in the mid-1700's from rural life and animal powered agriculture to an urban society powered by fossil fuels was called the _______________

• great revolution
• industrial revolution
• agricultural revolution
• green revolution