Environmental Science Midterm Review
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What is an Environmentalist? A person who advocates for the protection of the
environment and often participates in protests
against environmental degradation.
What is a Nonrenewable resource? A natural resource that forms much more slowly
than it is consumed, such as oil, coal, or wood.
What is a true statement about Science assumes that the natural world operates
science? according to consistent rules that do not change
unpredictably.
, What event in the mid-1700s The Industrial Revolution, which led to increased
significantly changed human production and urbanization.
population growth?
How has the human population The human population has increased exponentially.
changed in recent years?
What is population density? The number of people living in a given area.
What is carrying capacity? The maximum number of organisms that an
environment can support sustainably.
What percentage of Earth's surface Humans have a direct impact on approximately
do humans have a direct impact on? 83% of Earth's surface.
What does living in an The ability to use and maintain a resource
environmentally sustainable way indefinitely or for future generations.
mean?
What is a negative feedback loop? A process in which a system responds to a change
by returning to its original state.
What is an example of the tragedy of When multiple farmers share the same pasture,
the commons? leading to overgrazing because each farmer
believes that if they do not use the resource,
someone else will.
Is a positive feedback mechanism False; a positive feedback mechanism amplifies
stabilizing? changes rather than stabilizing the system.
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Terms in this set (43) Hide definitions
What is an Environmentalist? A person who advocates for the protection of the
environment and often participates in protests
against environmental degradation.
What is a Nonrenewable resource? A natural resource that forms much more slowly
than it is consumed, such as oil, coal, or wood.
What is a true statement about Science assumes that the natural world operates
science? according to consistent rules that do not change
unpredictably.
, What event in the mid-1700s The Industrial Revolution, which led to increased
significantly changed human production and urbanization.
population growth?
How has the human population The human population has increased exponentially.
changed in recent years?
What is population density? The number of people living in a given area.
What is carrying capacity? The maximum number of organisms that an
environment can support sustainably.
What percentage of Earth's surface Humans have a direct impact on approximately
do humans have a direct impact on? 83% of Earth's surface.
What does living in an The ability to use and maintain a resource
environmentally sustainable way indefinitely or for future generations.
mean?
What is a negative feedback loop? A process in which a system responds to a change
by returning to its original state.
What is an example of the tragedy of When multiple farmers share the same pasture,
the commons? leading to overgrazing because each farmer
believes that if they do not use the resource,
someone else will.
Is a positive feedback mechanism False; a positive feedback mechanism amplifies
stabilizing? changes rather than stabilizing the system.
