SOCA02H3 Final: ENVIRONMENT SELECTED KEY TERMS DEFINITIONS FOR FINAL
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Env i ron m e n t selected key ter ms. De f i n i t io ns. Sierra club: the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the united states. Green peace: a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body in amsterdam, netherlands. Horticultural: the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery. Pastoral: having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas. Agrarian: relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property. Throwaway society: a human society strongly influenced by consumerism. The term describes a critical view of over-consumption and excessive production of short-lived or disposable items. St. helens: an active volcano in the cascade range in southwestern washington. Exxon valdez: was the original name of an oil tanker owned by the former exxon shipping. Company, a division of the former exxon corporation.
