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H.E.I.
Human Environment Interactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adapt | to adjust for a new purpose; change immediately and swiftly |
| depend | to rely on something or someone |
| modify | to make changes to something to improve it; typically it is permanent |
| Natural disaster | a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life |
| positive | Good impacts |
| negative | Bad impacts |
| Global warming | a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere . |
| Climate change | a change in global climate patterns |
| energy resources | renewable or non renewable resource used for obtaining an energy source |
| non-renewable resources | a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on an equal consumption |
| renewable resources | any resource that can be or will be replenished in the course of time |