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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 Study
 Be familiar with this table and bold words,
they could appear on voc. quiz Wednesday!
Major Fields of Study
Microbiology
Ecology
Paleontology
Climatology
Environmental
Science
Engineering
Geochemistry
Anthropology
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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.
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▫ 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.
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▫ 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.
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Economics 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
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Population 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 ___________.
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A _____________World
_____________= the condition in which ______
needs are met in such a way that a human population
can survive _______________.
Section 2 Review
p. 21 (1-5) Q & A