Chapter 9 Flashcards
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Quality of life
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A measure of personal and collective well being
2
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Climate change
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A rise in the average temperature of the earth
3
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Biodiversity
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The number and variety of plant and animal species on Earth
4
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Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita
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A measure of how well-off the people of a country are
5
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Kyoto protocol
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Was the first climate-change plan the countries of the world negotiated
6
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The oil sands
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Emits large quantities of GHGs. Often affected by economic and political decisions about climate change
7
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Green house gases (GHG)
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Causes climate change when it builds up in the atmosphere
