Test Answers on Chapter 1 – Flashcard
Flashcard maker : Cara Robinson
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ecology
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the study interaction with living organisms in there environment
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agriculture
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the raising crops and livestock for food
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pollution
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a change in the natural environment that is harmful to living organisms
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biodiversity
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the variety of organisms in a given area
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extinct
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something that died out and cant be brought back
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gaia hypoyhesis
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burn forested down to make farm land
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slash-n-burn agriculture
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burn forested down to make farm land
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domesticated
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organisms that have been bred for human use
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depleted
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when a large fraction of the resourses are used up
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contamination
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were it is dameged like food
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law of supply and damand
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a law of economics that states that as the demand for good or service increases
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ecological footprint
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acalculation that shows the productive area of earth
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commons
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were areas of land that belonged to a whole village
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cost benefits analysis
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balances the cost of the action against yhe benefits one expects from it .
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risk
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the probabilityof an unwanted outcome
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?bias
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