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Eco Terms Glossary

Explore essential environmental terms such as erosion, fume, and farming. Learn about ecology, endangered species, and sustainable practices. Enhance your knowledge of key concepts affecting our planet.

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Eco Terms Glossary

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  1. Ecodictionary

  2. Erosion : E-ro-sion Noun The process which the surface of the earth is eroded by physical factors such as ; wind, water, glaciers. • Environmentalist: en-vi-ron-men-tal-ist Noun An expert on environment problems, his work is aimed to protect biotic and abiotic factors which are related with the environment.

  3. Endangered : En-dan-gered Noun Threatened to become extinct. • Ecology : E-co-lo-gy Noun The relations of biological organisms and their interaction with the biotic and abiotic environment.

  4. Ecosystem Noun A system involving the relationships and interactions between plants, animals and non-living environment. _______________________________________ • Fume Noun Smoke or vapors which come from hazardous materials.

  5. Fertilizers : Fer-ti-li-zers Noun Any substance, such as manure or a mixture of nitrates, added to soil or water to increase its productivity. • Famine : Fam-ine Noun Extreme and general scarcity of food, extreme hunger ; starvation.

  6. Farming : farm-ing Noun The business of operating a farm. • Feed-in-tariff Noun A payment made by the government to someone who produces energy that is renewable. ____________________________________________

  7. Unleaded Noun Unleaded petrol for example, does not contain lead and therefore is less harmful to people and to the environment. • Unsustainable Noun Unsustainable methods that harm the environment.

  8. U-Value Noun A measure of how well a part of a building is, for example a roof prevents heat from escaping. • Unsanitary: un-san-i-tar-y Adjective Not conductive to or promoting health; dirty or unhygienic.

  9. Urban : ur-ban Adjective Accustomed characteristics of a city, areas in which people inhabit in. __________________________________________

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