Fragile Environments and Climate Change Key Words

5. Actions taken to reduce the causes of climate change, such as reducing emissions or planting trees.
6. A person’s quality of life and standard of health, comfort, and happiness.
11. When the number of people in an area places strain on resources and the environment.
12. A natural environment that is easily damaged by human activity or environmental change.
14. A condition caused by a lack of the nutrients needed for good health.
16. The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live and interact.
17. Formal agreements between countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change, such as the Paris Agreement.
19. The spread of desert conditions into previously semi-arid areas.

1. Cutting down only selected mature trees while protecting younger or endangered species.
2. Using resources in a way that avoids long-term environmental damage and supports future generations.
3. Long-term changes in global atmospheric conditions, especially rising temperatures and changing weather patterns.
4. The removal of fertile topsoil by wind or water.
7. The impact of a person or population on the environment, measured by the amount of land needed to sustain their resource use.
8. The deliberate clearing of forests, often causing environmental damage such as habitat loss and soil erosion.
9. When too many animals graze land, causing vegetation loss and soil erosion.
10. The gradual increase in Earth’s average temperatures caused largely by greenhouse gas emissions.
13. Non-renewable carbon fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas formed over millions of years.
15. Changing lifestyles and infrastructure to reduce the impacts of climate change, such as building sea walls or using drought-resistant crops.
18. Renewable sources of energy, such as solar and wind power, used instead of fossil fuels.