AP Environmental Science Vocab

An indicator that describes the current state of an environmental system

• Department of Energy (DOE)

• Environmental Indicator

• Species

• World Health Organization (WHO)

A global institution dedicated to promoting dialogue among countries with the goal of maintaining world peace

• United Nations (UN)

• Biocentric worldview

• United Nations Development Programme

• World Bank

Sustainability

• A global institution dedicated to promoting dialogue among countries with the goal of maintaining world peace

• A U.S. classification used to designate lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber, and mineral extraction

• The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service

• Living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use it for resources without depriving future generations of those resources

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The belief that people should maximize use of resources based on the greatest good for everyone

• Resource Conservation Ethic

• Background extinction rate

• Anthropocentric worldview

• Tragedy of the Commons

Species

• The U.S. organization that advances the energy and economic security of the United States

• A billing system used by some electric companies in which customers pay higher rates as their use goes up

• A group of organisms that is distinct from other groups in its morphology, behavior, or biochemical properies

• The U.S. organization that oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research, assessment, and education

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Finding and implementing ways to use less energy

• Energy conservation

• Genetic diversity

• anthropocentric worldview

• Greenhouse gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Anthropocentric worldview

• A worldview that holds that humans are just one of many species on Earth, all of which have equal intrinsic value

• A worldview that places equal value on all living organisms and the ecosystem in which they live

• The average rate at which species become extinct over the long term

• A world view that focuses on human welfare and well-being

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Ecocentric worldview

• A worldview that focuses on human welfare and well-being

• A worldview that places equal value on all living organisms and the ecosystems in which they live

• A worldview that encompasses how people think the world works, how they view their role in it, and what they believe to be proper behavior regarding the environment

• A worldview that holds that humans are just one of many species on Earth, all of which have equal intrinsic value

Biophilia

• the love of life

• improvement in human well-being through economic advancement

• the evolution of new species

• an indicator that describes the current state of an environmental system

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Sustainable development

• a strategy for pollution control that constructs financial and other incentives for lowering emissions based on profits and benefits

• Living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources

• Development that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations

• A worldview that holds that humans are just one of many species on Earth, all of which have equal intrinsic value

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7