Protecting the Environment

Flashcards covering essential vocabulary related to environmental protection and climate issues.

Environment

The natural world, including the air, water, and land in which people, animals, and plants live.

Protect

To keep safe from harm or injury; to defend.

Global warming

The gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect.

Deforestation

The action of clearing a wide area of trees.

Biodiversity

The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.

Climate change

Significant changes in global temperatures and weather patterns over time.

Ecosystem

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Wildlife

Animals living or growing in the natural environment.

Atmosphere

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Emission

The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

Habitat

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

Sustainable

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level without harming the environment.

Afforestation

The process of planting trees in an area where there was no forest.

Endangered

A species at risk of extinction.

Pollution

The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance that has harmful or poisonous effects.

Conservation

The action of preserving or protecting something.