Glossary

Globalization: a process of interaction and mixing among the people, companies, and governments of different nations.

Economic globalization: is the expansion of production, markets, competition, technology, and corporations and industries.

Global Warming: the rise of the Earth’s temperature

Deforestation: the cutting down of trees and not replacing them

Chlorofluorocarbons: Industrial chemicals that have contributed to ozone depletion in the stratosphere

Infrastructures: the basic structure or features of a system or organization

Endangered species: a species which is in danger of becoming extinct

Puffins: sea birds that have a short neck and a large, grooved bill.

Global Warming Controversy: The global warming controversy is a dispute regarding the causes and consequences of global warming.

Climate Change: a change in the weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years

Methane Gas: Methane is a chemical compound and the principal component of natural gas.

Sunspot: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere. It has a strong magnetic field.

Wildfire: a raging and rapidly spreading fire over a large area of land

Fossil Fuel: fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content

Power Plant: an industrial facility that produces electric power

Failed State: a dysfunctional state