Unit Six Flashcards
Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades
Climate change
A measure of human demand on the Earth’s ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth’s ecological capacity to regenerate
Ecological footprint
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
Ecology
The wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
Economy
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
Environment
An equitable spatial distribution of burdens and benefits to groups such as racial minorities, residents of economically disadvantaged areas, or residents of developing nations
Environmental justice
An apparatus for burning waste material, esp. industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash
Incinerator
The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil
Landfill
The way in which a person or group lives
Lifestyle
The state of great comfort and extravagant living
Luxury
A dunghill or refuse heap
Midden
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
Natural resources
The fact of being required or indispensable
Necessity
All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
Population
Convert waste into reusable material
Recycling
