Environmental Science
The field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature (physics, biology, and geography)
Ecology
Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
agriculture
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
natural resources
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
pollution
the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
law of supply and demand
the claim that the price of any good adjusts to bring the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded for that good into balance
ecological footprint
the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
Sustainability
The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained