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unit 6 vocabulary
STEM
Question | Answer |
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Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades | 1.Climate change |
A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate. | 2.Ecological footprint |
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings | 3.Ecology |
The wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services | 4.Economy |
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates | 5.Environment |
An apparatus for burning waste material, esp. industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash | 6.Incinerator |
The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil | 7.Landfill |
The way in which a person or group lives | 8.Lifestyle |
The state of great comfort and extravagant living | 9.Luxury |
A dunghill or refuse heap | 10.Midden |
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain | 11.Natural resources |
The fact of being required or indispensable | 12.Necessity |
All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country | 13.Population |
Convert waste into reusable material | 14.Recycling |
Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged | 15.Sustainability |
Proper disposition of a discarded or discharged material in accordance with local environmental guidelines or laws | 16.Waste disposal |