Details Title: Chapter 4 Description: Review words for the test. Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 03/19/2008 03:56:56		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Environmental Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Pollution Definition -an unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy Term Pollutant Definition - anything that causes pollution Term Garbage, Chemicals High-powered wastes Gases Noise Definition - kinds of pollution Term   Renewable Resource Definition - a natural resource that   can be replaced at the same   rate at which it is being used. Term   Nonrenewable Resource Definition - a resource that   cannot be replaced - one that takes thousand   or millions of years to form. Term     Exotic Species Definition - an organism that makes   a new home for itself   outside of its native home Term       Overpopulation Definition -too many individuals in  an area for the available  resources Term       Human Population Growth Definition - is due to advances in    medicine and farming    techniques Term       Biodiversity Definition - the number and variety   of species in a given area   over a period of time Term       Deforestation Definition - the cutting, burning, &   destruction of forest lands Term     Point-source pollution Definition - pollution that comes from   one source (like an oil spill) Term     Nonpoint-source pollution Definition - pollution that comes from   many different sources   (EX. chemicals on land washed    into lakes, rivers, streams) Term         Conservation Definition - the preservation and wise   use of natural resources - can help prevent habitat destruction - helps reduce waste and pollution Term       Reduce Definition - the best way to conserve Earth's    natural resources - use less amount of resources Term       Biodegradable Definition - anything that can be broken   down by living organisms such   as bacteria Term     Reuse Definition - to use a product again   instead of throwing it away - reclaim water by cleaning it   and returning it to underground   water supplies Term         Recycle Definition - the process of recovering   valuable or useful materials   from waste or scrap   Term     Resource Recovery Definition - reusing resources to make   something else (using garbage to make electricity) Term     CFCs   Definition - chemicals that can destroy   the ozone layer - chemicals that have been banned! Term     Fossil Fuels Definition - are nonrenewable resources   such as coal and oil - used for electricity   and transportation