Chapter 1: Science and the

Environment

Section 1 Objectives:Define _________science.List the ___ major fields of environmental

science.Describe the _____environmental effects.Distinguish between __________ and

______________ resources.Classify ____________ problems.

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What is Environmental Science?

The goals of Environmental Science_______________________________ _______________________________To study interactions b/t humans and

their environment_______________________________

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Many Fields of Study_________= study of how living things

interact with each other and with their nonliving environment; ___________

____________________________TABLE 1 p. 7 Major Fields of StudyBe familiar with this table and bold words,

they could appear on voc. quiz Wednesday!

Major Fields of Study

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▫The observations of nonscientists are the _____ step toward addressing an environmental __________

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•________________▫People who got _______ by collecting

plants and by ____________ wild animals or scavenging their remains

▫Helped spread ______ to areas where the plants did not originally _______

▫Cleared _______ by setting fires and may have contributed to the _________ of some large _____________.

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•The ____________ Revolution▫___________=practice of growing, breeding, and

caring for plants and ______that are used for food, clothing, housing, __________, other purposes.

▫Allowed human ___________to grow at an unprecedented rate.

▫Changed the ______ we eat, the plants we grow and eat today are descended from wild ______.

▫Caused human _______ growth, habitat growth, soil erosion, and the ___________ of plants and animals.

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•The __________Revolution▫Occurred in ______ involved a shift from

energy sources.▫Changed ______ and greatly increased the

efficiency.▫Caused ________ human population growth

and the increased of _____________. ▫Most modern _____________ problems began

during the Industrial Revolution.

Sec. 1: Understanding Our Environment▫The _______________ introduced many positive

changes: Agricultural productivity ________; sanitation;

nutrition; and ________ care vastly improved.▫The Industrial Revolution introduced many

new _____________ problems: ___________ and _________ loss

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•What are our main environmental problems?▫_________________

Any _________ material that is used by ________ is called a natural resource.

Resources are said to be ________ when a large fraction of the ________ has been used up.

▫________________ Is an undesired change in ___, ______, or soil that

adversely affects the _________, survival, or activities of __________ or other organisms.

Sec. 1: Understanding Our Environment▫Loss of ___________

________refers to the ________ and variety of species that live in an area.

____________that share the world with us can be considered _________________.

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Renewable Nonrenewable

metals such as iron, aluminum, & copper

_________

wood

soil

Sec 2: The Environment and Society

OBJECTIVES:Describe “_____________________.”Explain the ____________________.List ____ differences b/t ________ and ____________ countries.

Explain what ____________ is, and describe why it is a ______ of environmental science.

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“The __________ of the Commons”An __________ essay that described the

relationship b/t the ___________ interests of the individual and the __________ interests of society.

Written by ______________ in 1968.He thought that people would continue to

________ natural resources by acting in their own _____________ to the point of society’s collapse.

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Economics and the Environment___________________

States that the _____ the demand for a limited supply of something, the _____ that thing is worth.

Example: if the supply of oil decreases, we have 3 choices: pay the higher prices, use less oil, or find new sources of energy.

_____________________Balances the _____ of the action against the ____

analysis often depend on ___ is doing the analysis.

Sec 2: The Environment and SocietyEconomics and the Environment

________________Which is one ______ that helps us create cost-

effective ways to protect our health and the _____________

__________ and ___________ Countries__________ countries have _______ average incomes,

slower population growth, diverse industrial economics, and stronger social support systems.

___________ countries have ______ average incomes, simple and agriculture based economics, and rapid population growth

Sec 2: The Environment and SocietyPopulation and Consumption

_______________________Read p. 18

_______________________Read p. 19

_______________________Shows the ____________ area of Earth needed to

support one person in a ___________ country.Estimates the land used for ______, grazing,

forest products, and ___________.

Sec 2: The Environment and SocietyA _____________World

_____________= the condition in which ______ needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive _______________.

Section 2 Reviewp. 21 (1-5) Q & A