A major goal of environmental science is to understand and solve environmental problems.

To accomplish this goal, environmental scientists study:

Select all that are correct from the notes

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary science, which means _____________________.

There are 3 major time periods that affected the environment: They are? (Choose the 3 correct answers)

Hunter-gatherers are people who obtain food by _____________.

Native American tribes set fires to burn prairies and prevent the growth of trees. Why would they do this?

In North America, a combination of rapid climate changes and overhunting by hunter-gatherers may have led to the disappearance of some large mammal species including:

(Select all that apply)

Agriculture is _____________. Select all that apply.

The domesticated plants we grow and eat today are descended from ____________.

Human population exploded due to ____________.

Many habitats were destroyed as ___________ were replaced with farmland. Select all that apply.

What was the early way that land was converted to farmland called?

The 1st Agricultural Revolution was also called the _____________.

____________________ is the part of history where people learned that animals have more uses than just for meat.

The ___________________ involved a shift from energy sources such as animals and running water to fossil fuels such as coal and oil.

With fewer people producing their own food, the populations in ____________ areas steadily grew.

Agricultural productivity increased, and______________ vastly improved. Select all that apply

As a result of the industrial revolution, we now have materials such as_____________ select all that apply

Much of environmental science is concerned with the problems associated with the ______________________.