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