2. Vocabulary on Environment

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

5. Pollution

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

7. Air Pollution

15. Journal: What effects have you experienced with pollution?

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

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

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

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

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

21. Desertification when an area becomes a desertdesert

22. 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?

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

24. Extinct no longer in existence

25. Endangered

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

27. 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

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

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

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

31. Human Environment Interaction The relationship between humans and the environment

32. 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