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Sustainibility
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate Changes | 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Recycling | Convert waste into reusable material. |
| Sustainibility | Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged |