VISUAL VOCABULARY SLIDES
( DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY-DIKE)
Fatmeh Ali
Dr. Janell Simpson
AP Environmental Science
2 April 2012
Department of Energy(DOE)
A U.S. Government
agency created in 1977
with the goal of
advancing the energy and
economic security of the
United States

Application: Sustainability,
Economics, and Equality
Deposition
The accumulation or
depositing of eroded
material such as
sediment, rock
fragments, or soil

Application: Earth Systems
Desalination
Definition:
The process of removing
the salt from salt water

Application: Water
Resources
Desertification
Definition:
The transformation of
arable, productive land
to climate change or
destructive land use

Application: Industrial
Farming Methods
Detritivore
Definition:
An organism that
specializes in breaking
down dead tissues and
waste products into
smaller particles

Application: Energy Flows
through the Ecosystem
Developing Country
Definition:
A country with
relatively lOW levels of
industrialization and
income

Application: The Human
Population
Developed Country
Definition:
A country with
relatively HIGH levels
of industrialization and
income

Application: The Human
Population
Development
Definition:
Improvement in human
well-being through
economic
advancement

Application: Resource
Depletion
Die-off
Definition:
A rapid decline in a
population due to death

Application: Population
and Community Ecology
Dike
Definition:
A structure built to
prevent ocean waters
from flooding
adjacent land

Application: Water Resources