Post on 17-Jan-2016
VISUAL VOCABULARY SLIDES( DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY-DIKE)
Fatmeh Ali
Dr. Janell Simpson
AP Environmental Science
2 April 2012
Department of Energy(DOE)
A U.S. Government agency created in 1977 with the goal of advancing the energy and economic security of the United States
Application: Sustainability, Economics, and Equality
Deposition
The accumulation or depositing of eroded material such as sediment, rock fragments, or soil
Application: Earth Systems
Desalination
Definition:
The process of removing the salt from salt water
Application: Water Resources
Desertification
Definition:
The transformation of arable, productive land to climate change or destructive land use
Application: Industrial Farming Methods
Detritivore
Definition:
An organism that specializes in breaking down dead tissues and waste products into smaller particles
Application: Energy Flows through the Ecosystem
Developing Country
Definition:
A country with relatively lOW levels of industrialization and income
Application: The Human Population
Developed Country
Definition:
A country with relatively HIGH levels of industrialization and income
Application: The Human Population
Development
Definition:
Improvement in human well-being through economic advancement
Application: Resource Depletion
Die-off
Definition:
A rapid decline in a population due to death
Application: Population and Community Ecology
Dike
Definition:
A structure built to prevent ocean waters from flooding adjacent land
Application: Water Resources