Aboriginal People: People who were the original inhabitants of the land. Atmosphere: The outer layer of gases that surround a planet. Biodiversity: The variation in life forms that exists on the planet. Developing/3rd World Nations: Countries that do not have the economic resources that other, more economically powerful nations possess. Ecosystems: Collection of life forms, the way they live and interact with each other. Erosion: Land that becomes barren of nutrients and the soil literally "erodes" and is swept away by the elements. Evapotranspiration: Water is removed from the environment by transpiration and evaporation, transpiration being the taking in of water by leaves on trees. Global Warming: The temperature increase in the Earth’s climate that is caused by an increased number of gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide that retain heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. Greenhouse Gasses: Gasses that trap heat and hold it in the Earth’s atmosphere, helping to contribute to global warming. Industrialized Countries: Powerful countries that have economic and technological resources that other countries do not have. Shifted Cultivators: People forced off their land who resort to making homes and farms in the tropical forests.
Atmosphere: The outer layer of gases that surround a planet. Biodiversity: The variation in life forms that exists on the planet.
Developing/3rd World Nations: Countries that do not have the economic resources that other, more economically powerful nations possess.
Ecosystems: Collection of life forms, the way they live and interact with each other.
Erosion: Land that becomes barren of nutrients and the soil literally "erodes" and is swept away by the elements.
Evapotranspiration: Water is removed from the environment by transpiration and evaporation, transpiration being the taking in of water by leaves on trees.
Global Warming: The temperature increase in the Earth’s climate that is caused by an increased number of gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide that retain heat in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Greenhouse Gasses: Gasses that trap heat and hold it in the Earth’s atmosphere, helping to contribute to global warming.
Industrialized Countries: Powerful countries that have economic and technological resources that other countries do not have.
Shifted Cultivators: People forced off their land who resort to making homes and farms in the tropical forests.