unit6 vocabulary Word Scramble
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1.Climate change | hange in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades |
2.Ecological footprint | A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate. |
3.Ecology | The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. |
4.Economy | The wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services |
5.Environment | The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates |
6.Incinerator | An apparatus for burning waste material, esp. industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash |
7.Landfill | The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil |
8.Luxury | The state of great comfort and extravagant living |
9.Midden | A dunghill or refuse heap |
10.Natural resources | Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain |
11.Recycling | Convert waste into reusable material. |
12.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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