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Environment
Glossary
Habitat: the natural environment where an animal or plant lives.
Biodiversity: the number and types of plants and animals in a specific area or in the world.
Ecosystem: all the people, animals and plants living in an area and the way they affect each other and
the environment.
Endangered species: a type of plant or animal that might stop existing.
Vegetation: plants in general.
Global warming: a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature caused by gases surrounding the earth.
Pollute: to make air, water or soil dirty.
Deforestation: cutting down of trees in a particular area.
Climate change: changes in the world’s weather, in particular an
increase in temperature, caused by
human activity.
Pollution: Damage caused to water, air, land etc. by harmful substances or waste.
Sustainable: causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to be continued over a
long period of time.
Renewable energy: energy that is produced using natural resources such
as the wind, sun, etc.
Conservation: the
protection of animals, plants, natural areas and natural substances.
Veganism: the practice of not eating or using animal products (e.g. meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
Toxic/Toxin: Poisonous / A poisonous substance.
Sustainable: Causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for
a long
time.
Environmentalism: the study of or an interest in the environment and the belief that it must be
protected from harmful human activity.
Fossil fuels: A
natural fuel such as coal, gas, or oil formed in the geological past from the remains of
living organisms.
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