Enviromental Change and Managment Flashcards
Global Warming
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide.
Sustainability
The quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance.
Ecological Service
Ecological goods and services are the benefits arising from the ecological functions of healthy ecosystems. Such benefits accrue to all living organisms.
Stewardship
The caring and ethical approach to sustainable management of habitats for the benefit of all the life on earth.
Ecological Footprint
A measure of human demand on the Earth’s natural systems in general and ecosystems in particular.
Bio Capacity
A capacity of a Biome or an Ecosystem to generate a renewable and ongoing supply of resources and to process or absorb its waste.
Source Function
Natural Resources which have originated directly from the biophysical Environment.
Sink Function
The safe absorption of the wastes and pollution produced by human activities and life.
Service Function
The Earth’s provision of Environmental or Ecosystems services that support life without requiring human action.
Spiritual Function
Intrinsic Recreational, Psychological and Aesthetic and Spiritual Value of Environments.
Climate Change
Any change in Climate overtime, wether due to Natural Process or Human activities.
Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
The observable of rising world atmospheric temperature over the past century particularly, during the last couple of decades.
Place
A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.
Lithosphere
Land layer of the Earth, contains Metamorphic, Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks.
Hydrosphere
Oceans, Lakes and River of the Earth.
