Y9 Science Wordlist - 9.4 Environmental Sustainability

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A set of 17 global goals developed by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030. Universally applied to all to end poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change. Influence strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

Environmenal sustainability

Patterns of activities concerning the environment that meet the needs of the present generation without compromising that of future generations’.

Weather

The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, with respect to wind, precipitation, temperature, cloud cover, humidity, and air pressure.

Climate

The average types of weather, including seasonal variations, experienced by a place over a long time.

Ecosystem

A system formed by the interaction of all living organisms (plants, animals, human) with each other and with the physical elements of the environment in which they live.