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Endemic species

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A species of plant or animal found exclusively in one area.

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Energy crisis

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The petroleum shortages and price surges sparked by the 1973 oil embargo.

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Entrepreneur

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A person who starts and builds a business.

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Environment

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Environment: the natural world around us.

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Environmental assessment

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The process of determining the condition and value of a particular environmental setting.

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Environmental determinism

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The concept that the physical environment has played a sovereign role in the cultural development of a people or landscape.

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Environmental perception

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The concept that how people view the world and its landscapes and resources influences their uses of the earth and, therefore, the earth’s condition.

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Environmental possibilism

Last modified by Driving Directions on 02/01/2021

A concept that rejects environmental determinism, arguing that although environmental conditions influence human and cultural development, people choose from various possibilities in how to live within a given environment.