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Environmental Science
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An interdisciplinary field that includes both scientific and social aspects of human impact on the world. `
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Environment
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Everything that affects an organism during its lifetime. In turn, all organisms including people affect many components in their environment.
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Science
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An approach to studying the natural world that involves formulating hypotheses and then testing them see if the hypotheses are supported or refuted.
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Ecosystem
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A region in which the organisms and the physical enviornment form an interacting unit. Within an ecosystem, there is a complex network of interrelationships.
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Wilderness
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Areas with minimal human influence. Much of this land is owned by governments, so the government policies have a large effect on what happens in these regions.
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