Env. Sci. Ch.1 & 2

Environmental science is the study of our planets natural systems and how humans...

The Tragedy of the Commons is a situation where resources are used____& eventually depleted...

Harmful economic assumptions include…

Our economy NEVER depends on the environment for goods and services.

The second period of environmental policies focused on forming systems for…

This is a social movement that focuses on protecting the Earth...

What three branches of government are involved in federal environmental policy?

Environmental economics discusses the importance of the…

Data is...

The Industrial Revolution was driven by fossil fuels and...

Renewable resources...

A hypothesis MUST be a testable idea...

The environment includes...

One form of environmental ethics is...(pg.11)

Ethics is the study of human morals, principles,

A natural resource is...

The purpose of environmental policies are to…  

These are a set of rules for how humans are supposed to treat the environment…

The raw material a person or a group of people uses is their...

A way that a person sees the world and how they see their place in it is called...

The first step in the process of science is to...

What are two types of natural resources...

EnvironmentaLISM is...

The first step of the environmental policy process is…

The United States government helps to make environmental policies.

This organization promotes sustainable development and programs that provide information to international policymakers.

Which of the following is an example of corporations’ response to call for sustainable goods and services? 

The term ethics means...

The study of how resources are used and distributed is called…  

Nonrenewable resources are...