Environment and Lifestyle Vocabulary

This collection of vocabulary flashcards focuses on environmental protection, sustainable living, and common action verbs used in the context of ecological awareness.

Attend

To go to or be present at a meeting or an event.

Aim

The goal or purpose someone intends to achieve.

Adopt

To start to follow or use something, such as adopting a green lifestyle.

Protect

To defend or guard something, like the environment, from harm or damage.

Carbon footprint

The amount of carbon and greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.

Harmful

Something that is detrimental or causes damage; the opposite of beneficial.

Disadvantaged children

Children who are in a less favorable position or do not have the same opportunities as others.

Household appliances

Devices or items used within a home.

Reduce

To decrease, cut down on, or make something smaller in size or amount.

Organic

Relating to products, farming, or food produced without using artificial chemicals.

Raise awareness

To increase people's knowledge and understanding of a specific issue or situation.

Renewable resource

A natural resource that can be replaced or is capable of being used again.

Ecological system

The complex network of living organisms and their environment, often referred to as an ecosystem.

Eco-friendly

Something that is not harmful to the environment, such as eco-friendly material.

Green living

A lifestyle choice that focuses on being environmentally friendly and healthy.

Meet the need

To satisfy a demand or a requirement.

Set up

To establish or found something, for example, setting up a club.

Sustainable

Methods that do not use up or destroy natural resources, applicable to lifestyle, agriculture, and energy.

Litter

Trash or waste left in public places, which can be dropped, thrown, or picked up.

Energy usage

The amount and way in which electrical power or natural resources are consumed.