environment
All external conditions and factors, living and nonliving (chemicals and energy), that affect an organism or other specified system during its lifetime.
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Chapter 1 - Environmental Issues, Their Causes, & Sustainability
economic growth
Increase in the capacity to provide people with goods and services produced by an economy; an increase in real GNP. Compare economic development, environmentally sustainable economic development, sustainable economic development.
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economic development
Improvement of living standards by economic growth. Compare economic growth, environmentally sustainable economic development.
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ecology
Study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy; study of the structure and functions of nature.
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ecologist
Biological scientist who studies relationships between living organisms and their environment. Compare conservation biologist, conservationist, environmentalist, environmental scientist, preservationist, restorationist.
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ecological footprint
Measure of the ecological impact of the (1) consumption of food, wood products, and other resources, (2) use of buildings, roads, garbage dumps, and other things that consume land space, and (3) destruction of the forests needed to absorb the CO2 produced by burning fossil fuels.
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earth resources
See natural resources.
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earth capital
See natural resources.
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doubling time
Time it takes (usually in years) for the quantity of something growing exponentially to double. It can be calculated by dividing the annual percentage growth rate into 70. See rule of 70.
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developing country
Country that has low to moderate industrialization and low to moderate per capita GNP. Most are located in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Compare developed country. Formerly called less developed country (LDC).
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