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