INTRODUCTION: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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A great deal of resources are needed to support the human population (7 Billion)
Resource Depletion
It can be replenished within a human lifetime.
Renewable Resources
The supply of __________ is replenished extremely slowly, if at all.
Non renewable resources
A degradation or an undesired change in air, water, or soil that affects the health of living things.
Pollution
It will break down naturally over time.
Biodegradable Pollution
It does not break down.
Nondegradable Pollution
The number of species on the earth is unknown but estimated to be in the tens of millions.
Loss of Biodiversity
The number of different species present in one specific ecosystem.
Biodiversity
The complete loss of a species, is a natural event that can be accelerated by human actions.
Extinction