Unit 6 Vocabulary
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Climate Change | Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades.
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Ecological Footprint | A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate.
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Ecology | The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
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Economy | The wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
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Environment | The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
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Environmental Justice | An equitable spatial distribution of burdens and benefits to groups such as racial minorities, residents of economically disadvantaged areas, or residents of developing nations.
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Incinerator | An apparatus for burning waste material, esp. industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.
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Landfill | The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil.
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Lifestyle | The way in which a person or group lives.
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Luxury | The state of great comfort and extravagant living.
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Midden | A dunghill or refuse heap.
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Natural Resources | Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
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Necessity | The fact of being required or indispensable.
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Population | All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
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Recycling | Convert waste into reusable material.
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Sustainability | Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.
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Sustainable Design | The philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability.
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Waste Disposal | Proper disposition of a discarded or discharged material in accordance with local environmental guidelines or laws.
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