| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Environmental Science | interdisciplinary, study of the environment and how organism affect it |
| Sustainability | satisfying the basic needs of society without depleting or degrading the earth;s resources |
| Hunter-gathers | small tribes that worked to live off the land, little impact |
| Agricultural Revolution | (10,000 - 12,000 yrs ago) Began to change the land - slash and burn, used wood for energy |
| Industrial Revolution | (1700s-1800s) shift from wood to oil and coal (fossil fuels), increasing population growth |
| Environmental Movement (Rachel Carson) | (1960s - ????) published Silent Spring, documented pollution and conveyed it to the public |
| Antienvironmental Movement | (1980s - ????) farmers and industry opposed environmental laws and regulations |
| Major Problems | air pollution, water pollution, waste management, food supply, loss of biodiversity, climate change, population, energy |
| Underlying Causes | rapid population growth, unsustainable resource use, poverty |
| Perpetual Resources | continually renewed (solar energy) |
| Renewable Resources | replenished quickly though natural processes (forests, water, air, animals, soil) |
| Non-renewable resources | exist in a fixed quantity (coal, oil, minerals) |
| Population | any addition to air, water, soil, or food that threatens health and survival |
| Point Sources | comes from a single identifiable source |
| Non point sources | comes from dispersed sources |
| Ecological Footprint | calculates the demands placed on nature by an individual or nations |
| Non-Point Sources | comes from dispersed sources |
| Environmental Problems | rapid population growth |
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