Vocabulary on Environment

Global Warming the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s surface over time.

Pollution

When substances in the air, water, and on land, contaminate the earth and possibly present harm to humans.

Air Pollution

Journal: What effects have you experienced with pollution?

Deforestation The process of cutting down trees, and removing the trees away from the forests.

Ice Cap a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.ice

Ice Cap A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land

Ozone A gas that forms a layer in the atmosphere and absorbs harmful rays of the sun.

Desertification The process by which the land becomes increasingly dry until almost no vegetation is growing.

Desertification when an area becomes a desertdesert

Climate The usual weather conditions of a region over a series of years. Journal: Where do you see areas that are mostly dry? Why is that?

Drought When a place has gone a long period of time without water.

Extinct no longer in existence

Endangered

threatened with extinction Journal: What are some reasons animals become endangered? List at least 3 reasons…

Carbon Footprint the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by a company, household, or individual through day-to-day activities over a given period

to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse

Recycle Journal: Do you recycle? What items do you recycle?

Conservation Protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources and of the environment

Human Environment Interaction The relationship between humans and the environment

Human Environmental Interaction The ways humans treat and change the environment Journal: How have humans shaped the “landscape” of the earth in each picture? Picture #1 Picture #2 Picture #3