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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Greenhouse Gases | a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons. |
| Activists | a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change. |
| Inconceivable | not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable. |
| Carbon Footprint | the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc. |
| Climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
| Harvesting | gather (a crop) as a harvest. |
| Convert | cause to change in form, character, or function. |
| Preserve | maintain (something) in its original or existing state. |
| Depletion | reduction in the number or quantity of something. |
| Inhabitants | a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place. |
| Insulate | protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound. |
| Conserve | protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction. |
| Composting | make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost. |
| Incentives | a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something. |
| Pollution | the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects. |
| Toxic | poisonous |
| Capitalist | a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism. |
| Revitalization | the action of imbuing something with new life and vitality. |
| Degradation | the condition or process of degrading or being degraded. |
| Stakeholders | (in gambling) an independent party with whom each of those who make a wager deposits the money or counters wagered. |