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Unit 6 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Environmental Justice | An equitable spatial distribution of burdens and benefits to groups such as racial minorities, residents of economically disadvantaged areas, or residents of developing nations. |
| 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. |
| Population | All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country. |
| 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. |
| Sustainable Design | The philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability. |
| Waste Disposal | Proper disposition of a discarded or discharged material in accordance with local environmental guidelines or laws. |