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What does the environment include?
What does the environment include?
- None of the above
- Only living factors that affect organisms
- Only non-living factors that affect organisms
- Both living and non-living external factors that affect organisms (correct)
What does environmental science study?
What does environmental science study?
- Human interactions with technology
- Human interactions with animals
- None of the above
- Human interactions with the environment and how it affects us (correct)
What do environmental scientists do?
What do environmental scientists do?
- Harm ecosystems
- Monitor, explain, and implement strategies for restoring ecosystems (correct)
- None of the above
- Ignore the environment
What are natural resources?
What are natural resources?
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What is pollution?
What is pollution?
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What is environmentalism?
What is environmentalism?
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What are the opposing views on managing natural resources?
What are the opposing views on managing natural resources?
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Why is environmental sustainability important?
Why is environmental sustainability important?
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What causes unsustainable practices?
What causes unsustainable practices?
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What effect did the COVID-19 lockdown have on the environment?
What effect did the COVID-19 lockdown have on the environment?
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Study Notes
- The environment includes all living and non-living external factors that affect organisms.
- Environmental science studies human interactions with the environment and how it affects us.
- Environmental scientists monitor, explain, and implement strategies for restoring ecosystems.
- Natural resources can be renewable or non-renewable.
- Pollution is any change in the environment that negatively affects living organisms.
- Environmentalism responds to environmental threats and promotes solutions to problems.
- Anthropocentric and ecocentric worldviews have opposing views on managing natural resources.
- Environmental sustainability is important for the survival of future generations.
- Human population growth causes unsustainable practices.
- The COVID-19 lockdown had positive environmental effects.
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