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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate change | Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades |
| Ecological footprint | A measure of human command of earth’s resources |
| Ecology | branch of biology that deals with relationships |
| economy | the wealth of a country |
| enviornment | The surroundings of a person |
| Incinerator | an apparatus for burning waste |
| Landfill | The disposal or reuse of waste |
| Lifestyle | The way witch someone lives |
| Luxury | the state of great comfort |
| Midden | A dunghill or reuse heap |
| Natural resources- | minerals forest water or anything naturally used |
| Necessity | being required |
| Population- | the inhabitants of a certain area |
| Recycling- | convert waste into reusable material |
| Sustainability | using a resource too not deplete it |
| Sustainable design | design to comply with the demand of nature |
| Waste disposal- | proper disposal of waste |