1. Introduction to Environmental & Natural Resources EN12.01 – Define terms related to ENVNR

2. Terms to Know Environment Landscape Sustaining Life Habitat Natural Resource Conservation Fertilizer Symbiotic relationship Natural Resource

3. Environment All the factors and surround that affect a living organism.

4. Landscape A section of natural land, such as a prairie, wetland, woodland, mountain, or tundra.

5. Sustaining Life Process of meeting the needs of living things. Includes food, water, and shelter. Also called sustenance.

6. Habitat Physical area where a plant or animal lives under natural conditions.

7. Natural Resource Conversation Wise use of natural resources.

8. Fertilizer Chemical compound used to provide additional nutrients for plant growth.

9. Symbiotic Relationship Different species of organisms live together and benefit each other.

10. Natural Resource A naturally occurring material or organism that supports life, provides fuel, or is used in other ways by humans.

11. Types of Natural Resources

12. Wildlife All the plants, animals, and other living things that have not been domesticated. Domestication The act of taming or controlling wild plant and animal species and producing them for human benefit.

13. Types of Natural Resources Air The mixture of gasses that surround the Earth Soil The outer layer of the earth’s surface that supports life Water Colorless, transparent, naturally occurring compound made of hydrogen and oxygen.

14. Types of Natural Resources Mineral An inorganic substance needed for maintenance, growth, reproduction, and other body functions Fossil Fuels Any energy-producing material created by the decomposition of dead plants and animals.

15. Our Natural Resources Interaction The action of natural resources on one another

16. Our Environment All the factors and surroundings that affect a living organism Changes Occur naturally or are caused by humans Earth’s landscape A section of natural land, such as woodland or wetland

17. Complex Environment Changes made to natural resources are called development, which is defined as the process of using resources to construct towns and cities and meet other needs for economic prosperity.

18. Renewable and Non Renewable Renewable One that can be replaced after it is used. Examples Air, soil, wildlife, plants and water Non-Renewable A resource that cannot be replaced when it is used up Examples Most minerals

19. Using Resources Humans need resources to live We depend on renewable resources for most sustenance We also use many non-renewable resources Concern Humans use resources faster than they can be renewed.

20. Natural Resource Interdependence All natural resources depend on one another Humans use animals Animals use natural resources, etc. Plants provide for needs, animals and plants inter-depend

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