1.1 Understanding Our Environment Vocab

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Environmental Science

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The study of how humans interact with the environment.

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Ecology

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

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Agriculture

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The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and other purposes.

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Natural Resource

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Any natural material that is used by humans.

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Renewable Resource

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A resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural processes.

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Nonrenewable Resource

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A resource that forms at a much slower rate than the rate it is consumed.

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Pollution

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An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms.

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Biodegradable Pollutants

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Pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes.

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Nondegradable Pollutants

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Do not break down easily and can build up to dangerous levels in the environment.

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Biodiversity

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The number and variety of species that live in an area.