Chapter 1, Module 1 APES

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Environmental Science

Ecosystems & Biodiversity

AP Environmental Science

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Fracking
hydraulic fracturing, a method of oil and gas extraction that uses high-pressure fluids to force open cracks in rocks deep underground
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Environment
the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life
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Environmental Science
the field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature
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Ecosystem
A certain place on earth with abiotic components and biotic components, which interact with each other
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Abiotic
Non-living
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Biotic
living
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Environmentalist
a person who participates in environmentalism
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Environmental studies
The field of study that includes environmental science and additional subjects such as environmental policy, economics, literature, and ethics.