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Integrative nature of Environmental Science Vocabulary
Vocabulary Assessment – Pick your way to show your understanding:
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Pick four of the below that you feel most comfortable with to show your understanding
- Image (what you visualize when you think of the term) ***- Definition – what it means (required)***
- Synonym/Examples (similar words)
- Sentence –use it specifically in a sentence.
- Antonym/Non-Examples (different words – what it isn’t) - Origins – where did it come from/begin in?
Way to show
understanding 
Definition
Terms:
Environment
Environmental
Science
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
(Geosphere)
Cryosphere
Biosphere
Anthropocentric
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Biocentric
Ecocentric
Ecofeminist
Technocentric
Input
Output
Energy Transfer
Transformations
Feedback loops
Synergy
Environmental
Policy
Sustainability
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Additional Terms:
Ecology (organisms and environment)
environmental ethics
Biotechnology
supply
Botany (plants)
demand
Zoology (animals)
cost-benefit analysis
Microbiology (bacteria, viruses, etc)
ecological economics
Soil Biology (soil composition)
environment economics
Computer Science
non-market value
Mycology (fungi)
market failure
Chemistry - characteristics of matter
ecolabelling
Physics – energy, motion, space and time
policy
Geology – of solid earth
environment policy
Mineralogy – chemistry and structure of minerals
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Oceanography – of marine ecosystems
command-and-control approach
Geography – of earth’s land, features, and inhabitants
subsidy
Economics
green taxes
Statistics
cap and trade system
Politics
lobbying
Law
hypothesis
ecosystem
prediction
abiotic
independent variable
biotic
dependent variable
population
controlled study
ecological footprint
data
sustainable
theory
fossil fuels
peer review
natural resources
ethics
renewable/nonrenewable resources
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