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chapter 4
Vocabulary Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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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 | a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism |
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. |