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30 Cards in this Set
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Space
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a continuous area or expanse, which is free, available or unoccupied.
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Place
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a particular position, point, or area in space; a location.
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Interconnection
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A connection between environment and people.
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Change
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Any alteration to the natural or cultural environment.
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Environment
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the living and non-living elements of the earth's surface and atmosphere.
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Sustainability
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an ability or capacity at something to be maintained or to sustain itself
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Scale
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A tool used for measuring the local, regional, national or global area.
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Spaceship Earth
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Is a world view term usually expressing concern over the use of limited resources available on Earth.
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Ecological Service
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new view of the relationship between humans and the environment.
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Biodiversity
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the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.
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Ecological footprint
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a measure of human demand on the earth's natural systems in general and ecosystems in particular.
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Ecosystem
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a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
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Lithosphere
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the solid part of the earth consisting of rocks and soil.
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Atmosphere
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the envelope of gases surrounding earth.
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Hydrosphere
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earths water, consisting of the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, streams, snowfields and ice caps.
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Source Function
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Natural Resources (includes renewables and non-renewable sources)
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Service Function
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support life without using human resources.
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Sink function
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the safe absorption of wastes and pollution.
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Spiritual functions
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cultural, beliefs and values of people.
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Renewable sources
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an organic natural resource which can replenish to overcome usage and consumption.
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Non-renewable sources
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Most fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas and coal
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Continuous resources
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resources that will always virtually exist.
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Carbon cycle
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The carbon cycle is the process by which carbon moves from the atmosphere into the Earth and its organisms and then back again.
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Nitrogen Cycle
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the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil |
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Hydrologic (water) cycle
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the sequence of conditions through which water passes from vapor in the atmosphere through precipitation upon land and ultimately back into the atmosphere as a result of evaporation and transpiration
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Greenhouse effect
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A phenomenon in which the atmosphere of a planet traps radiation emitted by its sun, caused by gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but retain heat radiated back from the planet's surface.
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Climate change
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a change in global or regional climate patterns.
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Global warming
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a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide
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Endangered species
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a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
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Biocapacity
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the capacity of a biome.
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