Anything that is useful to help create, build, complete tasks, or reach goals.

Materials or substances found in nature that people use for living and making goods.

The people who provide labor, skills, and knowledge to produce goods or services.

Tools, machines, factories, technology, and money used to produce goods and services.

A natural resource that can be replaced or regenerated in a short period (e.g., trees, water).

Nonrenewable Resource

A natural resource that cannot be replaced quickly once it is used up (e.g., oil, coal).

Inexhaustible Resource

A natural resource that is unlimited and will not run out (e.g., sunlight, wind).

The way resources are spread out or shared across different regions.

When there is not enough of a resource to meet everyone’s needs.

Protecting and using resources wisely so they last longer.

Sustainable Development

Meeting today’s needs without using up resources needed by future generations.

When people change their behavior or way of living to fit their environment.

When people physically change their environment.

The release of carbon dioxide into the air, mostly from burning fossil fuels.

Compensating for emissions or environmental damage by taking actions that balance it out.

Nonrenewable energy sources like oil, coal, and natural gas formed from ancient plants and animals.

Gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere and contribute to climate change (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane).

A 2015 international treaty where countries set goals to limit climate change.

Build-up of salt in soil, often due to irrigation, making it hard for plants to grow.

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Humans--Environment

Covers Natural Resources and Human-Environment Interaction

Term	Definition
Resource	Anything that is useful to help create, build, complete tasks, or reach goals.
Natural Resource	Materials or substances found in nature that people use for living and making goods.
Human Resource	The people who provide labor, skills, and knowledge to produce goods or services.
Capital Resource	Tools, machines, factories, technology, and money used to produce goods and services.
Renewable Resource	A natural resource that can be replaced or regenerated in a short period (e.g., trees, water).
Nonrenewable Resource	A natural resource that cannot be replaced quickly once it is used up (e.g., oil, coal).
Inexhaustible Resource	A natural resource that is unlimited and will not run out (e.g., sunlight, wind).
Distribution	The way resources are spread out or shared across different regions.
Scarcity	When there is not enough of a resource to meet everyone’s needs.
Conservation	Protecting and using resources wisely so they last longer.
Sustainable Development	Meeting today’s needs without using up resources needed by future generations.
Human-Environment Interaction	The ways human activities impact the environment and how the environment impacts humans.
Adaptation	When people change their behavior or way of living to fit their environment.
Modification	When people physically change their environment.
Carbon Emissions	The release of carbon dioxide into the air, mostly from burning fossil fuels.
Offset	Compensating for emissions or environmental damage by taking actions that balance it out.
Fossil Fuels	Nonrenewable energy sources like oil, coal, and natural gas formed from ancient plants and animals.
Greenhouse Gases	Gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere and contribute to climate change (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane).
Paris Agreement	A 2015 international treaty where countries set goals to limit climate change.
Salinization	Build-up of salt in soil, often due to irrigation, making it hard for plants to grow.

Created by: Mr. Hine

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