1.4

Question 1

what are the three pillars of sustainability?

Answer 1

environment, economy, and society

Question 2

conservation

Answer 2

sustainable use and management of earth’s natural resources to meet human needs

Question 3

preservation

Answer 3

maintenance of resources in present condition with as little human contact as possible

Question 4

biotic system

Answer 4

composed of living organisms

Question 5

abiotic system

Answer 5

composed of nonliving/inorganic matter

Question 6

atmosphere

Answer 6

thin layer of gases surrounding earth

Question 7

hydrosphere

Answer 7

all water on and near earth’s surface

Question 8

lithosphere

Answer 8

earth’s crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below crust

Question 9

biosphere

Answer 9

all living organisms on earth

Question 10

what are the five classifications of climate?

Answer 10

A: tropical climates
B: dry climates
C: warm mid-latitude climates
D: cold mid-latitude climates
E: polar climates

subdivided by the amount of precipitation and season of it for ACDE and by temperature and precipitation for B

Question 11

cultural ecology

Answer 11

geographic study of human-environment relationships

Question 12

environmental determinism

Answer 12

belief that physical environment caused social development

Question 13

possibilism

Answer 13

physical environment may limit some human actions but people have the ability to adjust to their environment

Question 14

polder

Answer 14

a piece of land created by draining water from an area