APES Vocabulary Quiz

affluenza = A social condition resulting from the desire to be more wealthy or successful biodiversity = The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem ecosystem services = The many and varied benefits to humans provided by the natural environment and from healthy ecosystems exponential growth = Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size

environmental degradation = The deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources point source pollution = Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source natural capital = The world's stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living organisms pollution prevention = Practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of pollutants

affluence = The state of having a lot of money and material goods developed country = A sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure input pollution control = A proactive approach to managing waste by limiting the amounts produced renewable resource = A resource which can be used repeatedly because it is replaced naturally

pollution cleanup = Removing contaminants and pollutants from the environment ecological footprint = A measure of human impact on Earth's ecosystems natural resources = Materials or substances occurring in nature which can be exploited for economic gain Poverty = The state of being extremely poor

recycle = Convert waste into reusable material gross domestic product (GDP) = The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year ecology = The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings non-point source pollution = Pollution that comes from many diffuse sources