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Mr. Powchuk's Ch.17

Counterpoints Chapter 17 Terms

TermDefinition
Biosphere The zone of earth, water, and air in which all living things occur.
Agenda 21 A call for a sustainable world economy.
Ground water Water under ground as opposed to on the surface.
Aquifer An underground layer of porous rock that contains water.
Water table The top surface of underground water.
Ozone A type of oxygen.
Biodiversity The existence of a wide v variety of species.
Boreal The coniferous or needle-leaf forest that lies between the treeless tundra and the mixed decidous and coniferous forest to the south.
Stewardship Management of resources so they are sustainable.
Kyoto Protocol The agreement negotiated by 159 countries in 1997 to lower emission of gasses that contribute to global warming.
Desertification The spreading of desert areas in regions of low rainfall, largely as a result of vegetation clearance, overgrazing by livestock, and farming.
Urbanization The process by which an area changes from rural to urban.
Globalization The process by which regions and countries of the world are becoming interconnected. Globalization has been sped up by modern communication technologies.
Economic disparity A situation where there is a large gap between people who have low incomes and those who are rich.
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