Question 1

A comparison of the number of young and elderly people to the working-age population.

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Dependency Ratio

Question 2

The average number of years a person is expected to live.

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Life Expectancy

Question 3

How many babies are born in a population during a certain time period.

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Birth Rate

Question 4

A group of people who are the same gender and within the same age range.

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Cohort

Question 5

A graph that shows the age and sex distribution of a population.

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Population Pyramid

Question 6

The total amount of greenhouse gases (like carbon dioxide) a person, group, or activity produces, usually measured in tons per year.

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Carbon Footprint

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A situation where shared resources (like air, water, or land) are overused and damaged because people act in their own interest instead of sharing responsibly.

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Tragedy of the Commons

Question 8

Using up natural resources like water, soil, or oil faster than they can be replaced.

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Resource Depletion

Question 9

The protection and careful use of natural resources to prevent their waste or destruction.

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Conservation

Question 10

The maximum population size an environment can sustain indefinitely.

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Carrying Capacity

Question 11

Taking care of the environment and resources responsibly to make sure they are available for the future.

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Stewardship

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The act of using or consuming resources, goods, or energy.

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Consumption

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The amount of land, water, and resources needed to support a person's lifestyle and absorb their waste.

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Ecological Footprint

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Part of Earth where water is frozen. It includes all of Earth's ice and snow, such as glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, permafrost, and snow cover.

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Cryosphere

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A set of connected and interacting parts that work together as one whole. The system shows patterns and behaviors that are different from what the parts could do on their own.

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System

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The movement of elements and compounds through the Earth's systems. Includes carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles; involves biological, geological, and chemical processes; essential for nutrient recycling.

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Biogeochemical Cycle

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The movement of energy from one place, object, or system to another. The total amount of energy stays the same, but it can change forms or move between parts of a system.

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Energy Transfer

Question 18

Any physical substance that has mass (the amount of 'stuff' it contains) and volume (the space it occupies).

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Matter

Question 19

The global sum of all ecosystems, where life exists on Earth. Includes land, water, and atmosphere; interacts with other spheres like lithosphere, hydrosphere; supports all living organisms.

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Biosphere

Question 20

The layer of gases surrounding Earth. Protects from harmful solar radiation; contains oxygen for breathing; regulates temperature.

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Atmosphere

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Encompasses all of Earth's water, including oceans, lakes, and rivers.

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Hydrosphere

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The solid, outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.

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Lithosphere

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

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Hydrologic Cycle

Question 24

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Biodiversity

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The wearing down or breaking of rocks.

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Weathering

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The amount of land, water, and resources needed to support a person's lifestyle and absorb their waste.

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Ecological Footprint

Question 27

The study of how humans interact with the environment, including the effects of human activities on nature and natural resources.

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Environmental Science

Question 28

Materials or substances, such as water, air, soil, and minerals, that occur in nature and are used by humans.

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Natural resource

Question 29

The presence of harmful substances in the environment that damage air, water, or land.

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Pollution

Question 30

Energy that comes from resources that can naturally be replaced, like sunlight, wind, or water.

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Renewable energy

Question 31

Energy that comes from resources, like coal, oil, or natural gas, that cannot be replaced quickly once they are used up.

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Non-renewable energy

Question 32

The practice of using resources in a way that ensures they are available for future generations without causing harm to the environment.

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Sustainability

Question 33

The protection and careful use of natural resources to prevent their waste or destruction.

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Conservation

Question 34

The act of using or consuming resources, goods, or energy.

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Consumption

Question 35

The reduction or exhaustion of a resource due to overuse or misuse.

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Depletion

Question 36

_________ Population Pyramid--Shape: Wide base that narrows sharply towards the top, forming a triangle. Characteristics: High birth rates, high fertility rates, lower life expectancy, and a rapid population growth rate.

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Expansive

Question 37

_____ Population Pyramid-- Shape: Narrow at the base, with a wider middle or top. Characteristics: Low birth rates, a shrinking, aging population, and higher life expectancy.

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Constrictive

Question 38

_________Population Pyramid--Shape: Rectangular or "beehive" shape, with a consistent width across most age groups, narrowing only at the oldest ages. Characteristics: Low birth rates and low death rates; the population

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Stationary

Question 39

Sort these resources into renewable or non-renewable.

Question 40

A pyramid with a triangular shape that narrows quickly toward the top indicates what type of growth?

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Expansive

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Stationary

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Constrictive

Question 41

If a pyramid is narrower at the bottom than in the middle; what is happening to that population?

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Constrictive

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Stationary

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Rapid urbanization

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Expansive

Question 42

What shape describes a population that is stable or has reached "zero growth"?

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Stationary

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Expansive

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Constrictive

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