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Environmental Science Terms: Air, Water, Sustainability, Population, Quizzes of Environmental Science

Definitions for various terms related to environmental science, including concepts such as sustainability, renewable resources, carbon footprint, water footprint, replacement level fertility, total fertility rate, and population growth. It also covers the fundamental stages of human life and the processes that replenish resources like oxygen and water.

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2011/2012

Uploaded on 02/02/2012

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TERM 1
Environmental Science
DEFINITION 1
a study of how the planet works, how we interact with earth,
and how to deal with environmental problems
TERM 2
Environmentalism
DEFINITION 2
A social movement dedicated to the protecting of the earth's
support systems for us and the other inhavitants of the
planet.
TERM 3
Sustainability
DEFINITION 3
the ability of humans to live within the regenerative
capabilities of the planet.
TERM 4
Resource
DEFINITION 4
Anything that is used by humans to satisfy a need, want, or
desire.
TERM 5
Perpetual resource
DEFINITION 5
A resource known to have been available in the past and is
known to be available for the foreseeable future.
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Environmental Science

a study of how the planet works, how we interact with earth, and how to deal with environmental problems TERM 2

Environmentalism

DEFINITION 2 A social movement dedicated to the protecting of the earth's support systems for us and the other inhavitants of the planet. TERM 3

Sustainability

DEFINITION 3 the ability of humans to live within the regenerative capabilities of the planet. TERM 4

Resource

DEFINITION 4 Anything that is used by humans to satisfy a need, want, or desire. TERM 5

Perpetual resource

DEFINITION 5 A resource known to have been available in the past and is known to be available for the foreseeable future.

Renewable resource

a resource that can be sustained if human usage does ot exceed the planet's ability to regenerate the resource. TERM 7

Non-renewable Resources

DEFINITION 7 a resource formed when the planet formed or was formed over a time period longer than human existance.Very few new mineral deposits being formed, rate of fossil energy consumption dramatically exceeds the planets fossil energy source production TERM 8

Human Survivorship Curve

DEFINITION 8 a graph depicing the relationship between survival rate and the fundamental rocesses of birth and death. TERM 9

Ecological Footprint

DEFINITION 9 An estimation of the land area required to supply the needs and demands of humans for food , shelter, transportation, and consumer goods/services. TERM 10

Carbon Footprint

DEFINITION 10 an estimation of the amount of carbon dioxide and individual or family unit generates per year.

Fundamental Stages in Human life

Birth, Growth, Decline, Death TERM 17

Sexual Reproduction Stages

DEFINITION 17 pre-reproductive period is approx. 15 yearsgrowth and reproductive approx 30 yearspost reproductive 35 + years TERM 18

Daily Requirements for Human

Survival

DEFINITION 18 A source of food, Oxygen, Water, Disposal of Bio Waste, and possiable transportation TERM 19

availability of Non-Human life

DEFINITION 19 Sustainable if consumption does not exceed natural production TERM 20

how is oxygen replenished

DEFINITION 20 biogeochemical nutrient cycle

How is treated water replenished

Biogeochemical nutrient cycle TERM 22

Fresh Water

repenished

DEFINITION 22 hydrolic biogeochemical cycle TERM 23

Enviornmental Sustainable Society

DEFINITION 23 Meeting the basic resource needs of its people indefinitely without degrading or depleting the natural capital that supplies the resources. TERM 24

Possible developments causing the human

population trend

DEFINITION 24 Improved agricultural practices and efficiencies, Improved methods of preventing and treating diseases Development of medical procedures and pharmaceuticals for the treatment of non infectious disease medical conditions, Development of the technology to provide potable water. Development of the technology to provide effective sewage treatment TERM 25

TFR

DEFINITION 25 total fertility rateThe actual number of children a woman is bearing during her childbearing years. Varies from the country to country; region to region Varies within countries socioeconomically; wealth/poverty, educated/non educated, ethnicity, region.