HCC EES - Chapter 1 Test Review

ecology

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

qualitative data

descriptive data

quantitative data

numerical data

hypothesis

An educated guess

environmentalism

a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world

theory

an idea based on study and research

observation

Information obtained through the senses

experiment

a scientific procedure to make a discovery

manipulative experiment

researchers manipulate the independent variable

indpendent variable

what you change

dependent variable

outcome/effect

control variable

remains the same through experiments

peer review

a review by people with similar professional qualification

renewable resources

a resource that can be renewed; solar, wind, trees

environmental factors

things outside the system that can impact the operation of the system

biodiversity

The amount of biological or living diversity per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity and genetic diversity.

paradigm

a dominant view in a theory

the scientific process is based on

testing hypothesis built on observation and revising them based on results

describe a renewable resource

a resource that when it gets used up, it is able to replenish itself and be sustainable.

the scientific theory is based on

evidence

natural resources

raw materials supplied by nature

ecosystem services

the processes by which life-supporting resources such as clean water, timber, fisheries, and agricultural crops are produced

cultural differences between easter island and tikopia

easter island used up all resources and fell to ruin while tikopia was eventually able to become sustainable and survive

what are the current pressures on the ocean?

rising temps and levels

sustainable development

development that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations

Issues with pesticides

contaminate soil, water, etc

2 events in the past 10,000 years that caused human population to increase

Agricultural revolution- technology which helped with steady food source, however it destroys natural environment.

Industrial revolution- human technology, creating urbanization powered by fossil fuels. provided more food, medicine, sanitation. urbanization also destroyed natural environment although it provided more resources.

what qualities are present in a sustainable enterprise

environmentally friendly everything