Unit 5 Foundations - The Environment

Global changes in temperature, wind patterns, rainfall, etc. mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil

Convert (waste) into reusable material.

The protection and preservation of natural environments and resources

Animals or plants in danger of becoming extinct or disappearing in the near future

The contamination of the environment, esp. by industrial waste products and chemicals like pesticides

The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity

Electronic products that are unwanted, not working, and nearing or at the end of their “useful life.

To put organic waste like vegetable peels, uneaten food, grass clippings and leaves into a large container that breaks it down into healthy soil

A fuel like oil or coal formed from very old plant and animal fossils

Environmentally-positive habits that can minimise the impact of individual action on the environment and reduce our carbon footprints.

A person who protects the natural world and educates others about environmental problems

Dangerous substances that need careful disposal (eg. toxic or nuclear waste)