Study Notes for Chapter 4: Environmental Problems and Solutions (Green Environmental Science Book)

Chapter 4 Section 1: Environemntal Problems

1. An example of habitat destruction is _______ _ _______._________. clearing a tropical rainforest

2. An organism that makes a home for itself in a new place, is called a(n) _____ _______. exotic species

3. Five major kinds of pollution include garbage, chemicals, high- powered wastes, and ______________. gases and noise

4. Wastes that can catch fire, wear through metal, explode, or make people sick are _______________. hazardous waste

5. Pollution can affect humans by causing ____________________. Illness, sickness, cancer

6. A habitat is home to many organisms, and destroying a habitat affects ___________. biodiversity

7. Human population growth has been made possible because of advances in farming and _________. medicine

8. The number and variety of organisms in a given area at a certain time is called ___________. biodiversity

9. Using garbage and waste to make electricity is an example of ________________. resource recovery

10. _______________________ are chemicals that destroy protective ozone. CFC’s (clorofluorocarbons)

11. The northern snakehead fish was introduced into North America from Asia. It is an example of a(n) ____________. exotic species

12. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at that it is consumed is _________. renewable

13. Too many organisms in an area for the resources available creates ______________. overpopulation

14. Pollution that comes from only one source is called ____________________. point-source pollution

15. A natural resource that forms at a rate slower than it is consumed is called a _____________________. nonrenewable resource

Chapter 4 Section 2: Environmental Solutions