APES unit 1 & 2 test combined
Energy resources
Natural resources that can be converted into energy.
Pollution
Point sources- Single, identifiable source Nonpoint sources- Disbursed and difficult to identify
Natural Capital
keep species alive
Natural resources
useful materials and energy in nature
Environmental degradation
wasting, depleting, and degrading the earth's natural capital
Environmentally sustainable society
Humans can cause and prevent this from happening.
Biodiversity
Astounding variety and adaptability of natural systems and species
Less-developed countries
83% of the world's population
Ecosystem
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Point source
A specific source of pollution that can be identified
Ecological footprint
Amount of biologically productive land and water needed to provide a person or area with renewable resources, and to recycle wastes and pollution
Pollution cleanup
Cleaning up or diluting the pollutant after it has been produced
Pollution prevention vs. pollution cleanup
Cleaning up or diluting the pollutant after it has been produced/ The reduction or elimination of pollutants at the source
Tragedy of the commons
Common property and open-access renewable resources are degraded from overuse
Agricultural revolution
a period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants
Anthropogenic
Human-induced changes on the natural environment
Pollutants
Harmful substances in the air, water, or soil
Sustainable yield
Highest rate at which we can use a renewable resource without reducing available supply
More-developed countries
Industrialized nations with high average income, 17% of the world's population
Natural income
Renewable resources such as plants, animals, and soil provided by natural capital.
Renewable and nonrenewable resources
Renewable- forests, grasslands, and fertile soil Nonrenewable- Finite stock on earth, Energy resources, Metallic mineral resources, Nonmetallic mineral resources
Ecological footprint
The environmental impact of a person or population
Pollution prevention
The reduction or elimination of pollutants at the source
Ecology
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
Tragedy of the commons
The tendency for a common resource to be overused
Nonpoint source
a diffuse area that produces pollution
Resource
any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space
Sustainability
capacity of the earth's natural systems and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt into the very long-term future
Environmental science
connecting info and ideas from Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
Environment
everything around us