Chap 1 Review

Match the following terms to their correct definition

• Agriculture

• State in which a human population can survive indefinitely

• "The Tragedy of the Commons"

• The study of how living things interact with each other and their nonliving environments

• Sustainability

• Conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society

• Ecology

• The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals

• Environmental Science

• The study of how humans interact with the environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Match the following terms to their correct definition

• Developed Country

• Coal is an example of a...

• Biodiversity

• Characterized by low population growth, high life expectancy, and diverse industries

• Developing Country

• Characterized by high population growth, low energy use, and low personal wealth

• Renewable Resource

• Solar energy is an example of a...

• Non-renewable Resource

• The number and variety of species in an area

During the period of human history known as the ______, human populations grew rapidly because of the advances in farming methods

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Hunter-gather period

• "Tragedy of the Commons"

All of the following make up the 3 major categories of environmental problems except:

• Overpopulation

• Loss of biodiversity

• Pollution

• Resource Depletion

"The Tragedy of the Commons" essay addresses the conflicts associate with which environmental challenge?

• Preventing pollution

• Preserving fossil fules

• Preventing overpopulation

• Protecting shared resources

Which subfield(s) contributes to the field of Environmental Science?

• Physics and chemistry

• Biology and Earth Science

• Social science & Law

• All of the these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Choosing the most desirable traits for plants and animals...

• Carrying Capacity

• Selective Breeding

• Aggriculture

• Gathering

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Because environmental science includes so many different fields of study, it is said to be a(n) _______ science.

• Interdiciplinary

• Specific

• Social

• Multitudinous

The ecological footprint is

• A measure of how fast we use resources and how fast nature can absorb waste and replenish resources

• The mark a person's foot makes on the ground

• A measure of the loss of trees in a given area

• A measure of the number of animals harvested in an area

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Trains and steam engines were an innovation of what time period?

• Agricultural revolution

• Hunter-gathering period

• Industrial Revolution

• Neolithic period