Science and the Environment

All of the following are characteristics of developed countries except

A natural resource is any synthetic material that is used by humans.

Extinct means gone forever.

An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans is

A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it.

The study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment is called

The agricultural revolution changed the foods we eat.

Resources are said to be depleted when a small amount has been used up.

Once a nonrenewable resource is used up, how long does it take to replenish it?

Earth is essentially an open system because matter can enter in large amounts.

The unequal distribution of wealth and resources in the world influences the environmental problems that a society faces

All of the following are advantages of the Industrial Revolution except

A nonrenewable resource is a resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural processes and reused over again

One of the major goals of environmental science is to understand and solve environmental problems.

Biodegradable pollutants like plastics and styrofoam can be broken down by natural processes.

All of the following are examples of renewable resources except

All of the following are ways that hunter-gatherers altered the environment except

A risk assessment is a tool that helps us create cost-effective ways to protect our health and the environment.

The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely is called

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary science which means it involves many fields of study.

Biodiversity refers to the number and variety of species in an area.

All of the following are disadvantages of the Industrial Revolution except

When the population in area grows rapidly, there may not be enough natural resources for everyone to live productively.

Commons were areas of land that belonged to individuals.

Carbon dioxide is generally not harmful to people's health so people often don't think of it as being a pollutant.

All of the following are characteristics of developing countries except

All of the following helped the population of the world increase except

What happened to the human population during the 20th century?

The law of supply and demand states that the lower the demand for a product, the more that thing will be worth.

A carbon footprint shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country

One of the earliest ways that farmland was converted was slash-and-burn agriculture.