Resources (all key words)

• Biodiversity


  The variety of living things in a place
• Biomass


  Plant or animal material used as fuel; for example, wood, and waste from farms
• Biome


  A large area with a similar climate and species of plants and animals
• Carbon neutral


  A balance between adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and absorbing it from the atmosphere; for example, by planting trees
• Cash crop


  A plant grown for selling
• Climate change


  A long-term change in Earth's weather patterns due to global warming
• Commodities


  Agricultural produce and natural materials, sold in bulk; for example, coffee, iron ore and oil
• Conflict


  A serious disagreement which may lead to violence
• Deforestation


  Cutting down forests
• Desalination plant


  Where seawater is turned into fresh water, by removing its salt
• Food bank


  A place which gives out free (donated) food to people who need it
• Food insecurity


  When people do not have access to the food they need
• Food security


  When people have access to the food they need for a balanced diet
• Fossil fuels


  Fuels formed underground from dead plants and animals; for example, coal, oil and natural gas
• Fossil water


  Groundwater that has been stored underground in aquifers for thousands of years
• Fresh water


  Water that is not salty; for example, the water in rivers and springs
• Fuels


  Resources which provide energy, usually by burning them
• Green electricity


  Electricity generated using renewable resources; for example, from wind, waves or sunlight
• Groundwater


  Water that collects underground when rain trickles through the soil and rock
• Hydroelectricity


  Electricity generated when flowing water spins a turbine
• Hydroponics


  Growing plants in water that contains the nutrients they need
• Import


  Buying things (goods and services) from other countries
• Inequality


  When wealth and access to services are not shared equally
• Irrigate


  To water crops
• Mass extinction


  The death of many species over a short period of geological time; for example, because of an ice age
• Natural resource


  A resource which occurs naturally in the environment; for example, wind, sunlight and oil
• Non-governmental organisation (NGO)


  An organisation which doesn't aim to make a profit and is independent from the government; for example, Oxfam, Greenpeace
• Non-renewable (finite) resource


  A resource that is limited and could run out
• Nutrients (for plants)


  Substances which plants need to grow and be healthy
• Pandemic


  A disease that spreads over a very wide area, or the whole world, and affects a large population
• Poverty


  The state of being poor
• Precipitation


  Water falling from the sky; for example, rain, sleet, hail or snow
• Primary products


  Goods which come directly from the land; for example, oil and timber, metals and crops
• Photovoltaic (PV) cell


  Converts the energy from sunlight into electricity
• Quality of life


  The level of comfort and wellbeing a person enjoys
• Renewable resource


  A resource which will not run out; for example, sunlight and wind
• Resources


  Things we need to live, or use to earn a living; for example, food, fuel and metals
• Solar power


  Electricity generated from sunlight, using photovoltaic (PV) cells
• Sustainable


  Activity which can be continued without doing harm
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  17 goals to protect the planet, agreed to by 193 countries