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19 Cards in this Set
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topography |
The surface features of a region |
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Rhine Waterway |
system of rivers and canals that is the main transportation artery of Europe |
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inland waterway |
Provides access to interior regions |
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natural resources |
anything supplied by nature on which people depend |
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nonrenewable energy sources |
The principle non-renewable energy sources: FOSSIL FUELS PETROLEUM COAL NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR POWER |
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shale |
fissile rock (can be split) composed of laminated layers of claylike, fine grained sediment |
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heavy oil |
Oil that does not flow easily and cannot be drawn from wells |
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Kyoto Protocol |
UN Framework convention on Climate Change call for nations to reduce global warming by reducing their emissions of the gases that contribute to it |
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wind power |
power derived from the wind (windmill) |
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biomass |
category of fuels - energy source: photosynthesis |
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solar photovoltaic power (PV) |
power based on voltage created when certain materials are exposed to light |
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concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) |
uses mirrors or lenses to collect sunlight heats water running in tubes behind the collectors |
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geothermal power |
power derived from heat stored in the earth |
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ocean energy |
power derived from the ocean, either as a result of the sun's heat on the ocean or the mechanical energy or the tides and waves ` |
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hydropwer |
power derived from force of moving water |
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rare earths |
17 elements used in technological applications |
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environmental stability |
economic state in which the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations |
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stakeholder theory |
understanding of how business operates that takes into account all identifiable interest holder |
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triple-bottom-line 3BL accounting |
an approach to accounting that measures the firm's social and environmental performance in addition to its economic performance |
