Environmental Geography

Adding harmful waste to water, air, or land

• Smog

• Pollution

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

Energy sources that will never run out, can be re-used

• Smog

• Pollution

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

Energy sources that can run out, can't be replaced

• Smog

• Pollution

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

What type of resources are these?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a

• nonpoint-source pollutant

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• biodegradable resource

The number and variety of organisms in an area at one time is called

• biodegradable

• biodiversity

• point-source pollutant

• deforestation

What are the effects of deforestation ?

• loss of habitat
• increased green house gasses 
• soil erosion and flooding
• all of the above

The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste is called

• recycling

• renewing

• rebuilding

• reducing

Examples of renewable sources of energy are

• Solar

• Tidal

• Coal

• Hydropower