Into to Environmental Science Review

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What is a good hypothesis?

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A good hypothesis should be testable, objective, and measurable.

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What characterizes More-Developed Countries?

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More-Developed Countries are industrialized with high average income.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

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A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it.

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What is an independent variable in an experiment?

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The one part of an experiment that is changed by the scientist.

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What has happened to human resource consumption in the last several hundred years?

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It has increased dramatically.

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Define renewable resource.

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A resource that can be replenished naturally over time.

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What is ecological footprint?

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A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems.

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What is sustainability?

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The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.