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primary industry |
an industry that focuses on producing or extracting natural resources. this sector includes forest industries, agriculture, mining, and fishing. |
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secondary industry |
an industry that focuses on making things using the products of primary industries. this sector includes manufacturing, construction, and utilities. |
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tertiary industry |
an industry that focuses on providing services. This sector includes "everything else" that isn't included in the primary and secondary industries. |
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quaternary industry |
an industry that is knowledge based, such as scientific research and information technology |
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fracking |
the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into rocks to open cracks and allow natural gas to escape |
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climate change |
a change in global or regional climate patterns |
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greenhouse gases |
a group of gases (natural and human created) are released int the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse affect, such as methane and carbon dioxide. |
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greenhouse effect |
the process by which heat from earth's surface is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere and re-radiated back to earth. |
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bitumen |
a fossil fuel form of crude oil, is mixed with sand and is very thick and viscous, can't be extracted by traditional techniques. |
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oil sands |
deposits of sand containing a heavy form of crude oil called bitumen. |
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NIMBY |
Not In My Backyard |
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renewable resources |
resources that can be regenerated if used carefully |
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renewable energy |
an energy source that is regenerated on a human timescale |
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nonrenewable resources |
resources that are limited and cannot be replaced once they are used up. |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product per capita, a measure of the size of an economy, in dollars, divided by population |
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stakeholder |
a person with an interest or concern in something |
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sustainability |
improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems |
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stewardship |
the job of supervising or taking care of something such as an organization or property |
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potable water |
water that is clean enough for drinking and preparing food |
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multiplier effect |
an effect in which money spent on an event generates additional money spent in other ways |
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alternative energy source |
an alternative to greenhouse gas emitting energy sources such as fossil fuels |
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lyme disease |
an inflammatory disease characterized by a rash, headache, fever and chills. caused by bacteria that is transmitted by ticks. |
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bulk water export |
any water exports in quantities larger than 20 litre containers |
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feedback loop |
a cycle in which the output of a process becomes an input back into the process |
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NAWAPA/GRAND |
Great Recycling And Northern Development Canal |
