vocabulary on environment global warming the gradual increase in the temperature of earth’s...
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Unit Vocabulary
Vocabulary on EnvironmentGlobal Warming
the gradual increase in the temperature of Earths surface over time.
Pollution
Pollution
When substances in the air, water, and on land, contaminate the earth and possibly present harm to humans.Air Pollution
Air Pollution
Journal: What effects have you experienced with pollution?
DeforestationThe process of cutting down trees, and removing the trees away from the forests.
Ice Capa thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
Ice Cap
A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of landOzoneA gas that forms a layer in the atmosphere and absorbs harmful rays of the sun.
Desertification
The process by which the land becomes increasingly dry until almost no vegetation is growing.Desertification whenan area becomes a desert
ClimateThe usual weather conditions of a region over a series of years.
Journal: Where do you see areas that are mostly dry? Why is that?Drought
When a place has gone a long period of timewithout water.Extinctno longer in existence
Endangered
Endangeredthreatened with extinction
Journal: What are some reasons animals become endangered?
List at least 3 reasonsCarbon Footprintthe amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by a company, household, or individual through day-to-day activities over a given period
to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse
RecycleJournal: Do you recycle? What items do you recycle?
Conservation
Protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources and of the environment
Human Environment Interaction
The relationship between humans and the environmentHuman Environmental InteractionThe ways humans treat and change the environmentJournal: How have humans shaped the landscape of the earth in each picture?
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