Environmental Unit 1 Vocabulary

Environmental Unit 1 Vocab

Environmental Actions

Any action, suit, demand, demand
letter, claim, notice of
non-compliance or violation,
notice of liability or potential
liability, investigation, proceeding,
consent order or consent
agreement relating in any way to
any Environmental Law,
Environmental Permit or
Hazardous Materials or arising .

Ecological Niche

Refers to the
interrelationship of a
species with all the
biotic and abiotic
factors affecting it

Climate

The weather conditions
prevailing in an area in
general or over a long
period:

Environmental Awareness

To understand the
fragility of our
environment and the
importance of its
protection.

Biome

A large
community
of
vegetation
and wildlife
adapted to
a specific
climate.

Ecosystem

A community or group
of living organisms that
live in and interact with
each other in a specific
environment.

Sustainability

The avoidance of the
depletion of natural
resources in order to
maintain an ecological
balance.

Resources

Organic and inorganic
natural materials which
are of great value to man,
animals and plants.

Native Species

A species that
normally lives and
thrives in a
particular
ecosystem.

Non-native species

Organisms that do not occur
naturally in an area, but are
introduced as the result of
deliberate or accidental
human activities;

they may hinder or prevent
the survival of others within
the ecosystem.

Biodiversity

A term which
describes every
living organism
within a single
ecosystem or
habitat, including
numbers and
diversity of
species

Biotic Abiotic Interdependence

Relationships between
living organisms (bio =
living). One kind of
relationship is symbiosis.
Symbiosis literally means
living together, and the
non-living things in an
ecosystem some climate,
habitat, geosphere,
hydrosphere and
atmosphere.

Environmental Impact

Any alteration of
environmental conditions or
creation of new conditions,
adverse or beneficial, caused
or induced by the action or
actions under consideration