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Chapter 1 science and the environment

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What is one of the major goals of studying environmental science?
Is to understand and solve environmental Problems
What are the two main types of interactions environmentalists study in order to achieve this goal?
How we use natural resources
How our actions alter our environment
What does it mean when we say that environmental science is interdisciplinary
That it involves many fields of study
How do hunter gatherers affect their environment
Set fires to prairies
Dramatic impact on human societies and their environment
Agricultural revolution
Burn prairies to have open fields for hunting
Hunter gatherers
Increased use of fossil fuels
Industrial revolution
Extinction of large animals due to overhunting
Hunter gatherers
Technological advancements
Industrial revolution
Increased sanitation and medicine
Industrial revolution
Large population growth due to increased food
Agricultural revolution
Nomadic (wandering) food collectors
Hunter gatherers
Domestication of plants and animals
Agricultural revolution
Deforestation for production of farm land
Agricultural revolution
Air and water pollution due to use of fossil fuels and artificial materials.
Industrial revolution
Intro of harmful levels of chemicals or waste into the environment
Pollution
Maintaining a high standard of living without depleting resources
Sustainability
Science that studies the impact of humans on the environment
Environmental science
Number and variety of species in an area
Biodiversity
Everything around us
Environment
Study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
Ecology
Because environmental science encompasses so many different fields of study, it is said to be an ________science
Interdisciplinary
Which period in human history occurred before the others listed below
Hunter gatherers
To survive hunter gatherers changed their environment by
Burning the praries to prevent trees from growing
During the agricultural revolution
Plants and animals were domesticated
The ______ was not a direct result of the industrial revolution
Over hunting of large mammals
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