| Term | Definition |
| Environmental Science | the study of the imact of humans on the environment |
| Ecology | the study of how living and nonliving things interact |
| Agriculture | the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, transportation, and other uses |
| Renewable resource | a resource that is able to be reused, or can be replenished quickly |
| Industrial Revolution | beginning of urban cities, switch from man power to fossil fuels, machinery and factories are prevalent |
| Depleted | has been used up |
| Pollution | anything that harms an organism |
| Biodegradable | something that breaks down into soil |
| Non-biodegradable | something that does not break down into the soil |
| Nonrenewable resource | a resource that is not able to be reused, or cannot be replenished quickly |