Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards
Agriculture
Practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals for a variety of purposes.
Ecology
Study if how living things interact with each other and their non-living environment
Tragedy Of The Commons
Conflict between short term interest of individuals and long term welfare of society.
Loss of Biodiversity
Declining number of species in an area
Environmental Science
Field of study involving physical, biological, and social studies
Supply and Demand
Law describing the relationship between an items value and availability.
Developed Nation
Characterized by a low population growth, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economies
Developing Nations
Characterized by a high population growth, low energy use, and very low personal wealth
Sustainability
The state in which the human population can survive indefinitely
Renewable Resource
Natural material that can be renewed relatively quickly through natural processes
Which type of country has a bigger ecological footprint
Developed nations
What influences how big your ecological footprint is?
Land used for crops, land taken up for housing, and forest area that absorbs pollution
What is a cost benefit analysis?
The cost of an actions vs the benefits a person wished to receive
What percent of the world are developed nations? How many recourses do they take up?
20% and 75%
How did hunter gathers alter the environment?
They burned prairie to keep grassland, introduced plants to new regions, and over hunted large animals
