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unit 6 vocabulary
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Climate change | Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades |
Ecological footprint | A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate. |
Ecology | The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. |
Economy | The wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services |
Environment | The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. |
Incinerator | An apparatus for burning waste material, esp. industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash. |
Landfill | The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil. |
Lifestyle | The way in which a person or group lives. |
Luxury | The state of great comfort and extravagant living. |
Midden | A dunghill or refuse heap. |
Natural resources | Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. |
Necessity | The fact of being required or indispensable. |
Recycling | Convert waste into reusable material. |
Sustainability | Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. |
Waste disposal | Proper disposition of a discarded or discharged material in accordance with local environmental guidelines or laws. |