Unit 1 Vocabulary

2. the value or worth of something based on moral principles
6. a branch of philosophy concerned with right and wrong
7. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
11. the flow of energy and matter into, through and out of a system
12. decisions that restrict certain people or groups of people to polluted or degraded environments on the basis of race.
13. A recognition that access to a clean, healthy environment is a fundamental right of all human beings.
14. active participation in attempts to solve environmental pollution and resource problems
15. a philosophy that holds that humans have a unique responsibility to manage, care for, and improve nature

1. an inexoorable process of degradation of communal resources due to selfishness of "free riders" who use or destroy more then their fair share of common property
3. the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it
4. the circumstances or conditions that surround an organism or group of organisms, as well as the complex social or cultural conditions that affect an individual or community
5. a concer for, and action to help solve, global environmental problems
8. A measure that computes the demands placed on nature by individuals and nations
9. shipping toxic wastes to a weaker or poorer nation
10. resources provides by nature such as; food, water, energy, fiber, waste disposal,and other conditions on which life depends