7371945752 | Sustainability | living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources | 0 | |
7371953655 | Natural resource | any of the various substances and energy sources that we take from our environment and that we need in order to survive | 1 | |
7371960017 | Renewable resource | materials or substances that occur in nature and can be replenished by natural processes in a reasonable timeframe | 2 | |
7371968610 | Nonrenewable Resource | natural resources that are in limited supply or are formed much more slowly than we use them | 3 | |
7371972172 | Biodiversity | the variety of life across all levels of biological organization, including the diversity of species, their genes, their populations, and their communities. | 4 | |
7371980021 | Genetic diversity | a measurement of the differences in DNA composition among individuals within a given species | 5 | |
7371984211 | Species diversity | the number and variety of different species in the world or in particular region | 6 | |
7371985540 | Pollution | the release of matter or energy into the environment that causes undesirable impact on the health and well-being of humans or other organisms. Pollution can be physical, chemical, or biological, and it can affect water, air, or soil | 7 | |
7371990871 | Point Source | A specific spot-such as a factory- where large quantities of air pollutants or water pollutants are discharged | 8 | |
7371993682 | Nonpoint Source | A diffuse source of pollutants, often consisting of many small sources | 9 | |
7371996350 | Carrying Capacity | the maximum population size that a given environment can sustain | 10 | |
7372001308 | Developing Countries | a country with relatively low levels of industrialization and income | 11 | |
7372006019 | Developed Countries | a country with relatively high levels of industrialization and income | 12 | |
7372017885 | Anthropogenic | derived from human activities | 13 | |
7372026956 | Per Capita | per person | 14 | |
7372029147 | Ecosystem Services | the process by which natural environments provide life-supporting resources | 15 | |
7372035011 | Biotic | living | 16 | |
7372042025 | Abiotic | Non-living | 17 | |
7372047299 | Biomass | the total mass of all living matter in a specific area | 18 |
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