A mixture of decaying
Compost / Abono plant or animal matter /kɑmpoʊst/
used for fertilizing soil.
In the ecosystem, it is
Abiotic/ Abiótico called those components /ˌeɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/
that have no life.
Acidification /
Increase in acidity.
Acidificación /ɪnkriːs ɪn əˈsɪdɪti/
Concentration of
hydrogenous due to the
Acidity of a
presence of certain /əˈsɪdɪtɪ/ /ɒv/
residual
mineral and / or organic /rɪˈzɪdjʊəl/ /ˈwɔːtə/
wáter/Acidez de
acids, or to the hydrolysis
un agua residual
of some salts
Adaptations and
Developed tendencies to
improvements /
the technological
Adaptaciones y /Ædæpˈteɪʃ(ə)nz æ
adaptation or to the
mejoras nd ɪmˈpruːvmənts/
improvement.
Administration of
Manage the possible
natural resources/ /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
environmental services
Administración /ɒv/ /ˈnætʃrəl/
provided by natural
de recursos /rɪˈzɔːs/
resources
naturales
Adsorption is a process
by which atoms, ions or
Adsorption / molecules are trapped or
Adsorción retained on the surface of /Ædˈsɔːpʃ(ə)n/
a material, as opposed to
absorption, which is a
phenomenon of volume.
Productive system in
which the natural
ecosystem (pastures and
forests) and artificial
Agro Ecosystem ecosystems (agricultural
/ Agro areas) are integrated for /ˌægrəʊ
Ecosistema the purpose of producing ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/
fiber, fuel and plant and
animal foods and other
products necessary for
human use.
Biodegradable /
Nature eliminates it /ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbəl/
biodegradable
Is an action that is
Conservation /
executed for the nature /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/
Conservación
protection.
Is the introduction of a
Contamination negative pollutant that
/kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/
/contaminación affects the ecosystem and
the beings that inhabit it.
Deforestation or logging
is a process usually
Deforestation/
caused by human action, /diːˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən/
Deforestación
in which the forest area is
destroyed
Process by which a
territory that does not
have the conditions
climatic conditions of a
desert acquires its
Desertification /
characteristics, as a result /dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Desertificación
of
the destruction of its
vegetation cover and also
because of a strong
erosion
It is a biological system
constituted by a
community of living
Ecosystem/
organisms and the /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/
ecosistema
physical environment
where they are related
Character of the
activities, products and
Environmental
services corresponding to /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
aspect/ Aspecto
an organization in /ˈæspɛkt/
ambiental
relation to the
environment.
environmental
Is to give back with
compensation/ /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
actions, something that is
compensación /ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/
running out
ambiental
Is the care of ecosystems
Environmental
that are important to
Conservation/ /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
survive, and take care of
conservación del /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/
the resources they
medio ambiente
provide.
It is the conduct
described in a norm of a
criminal nature whose
The consequence is the
Environmental
degradation of the health /ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl
Crime / Crimen
of the population, of the kraɪm/
Ambiental
quality of life of the same
or the environment, and
that is sanctioned with a
penalty determined.
Is responsible for
Environmental managing negative
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
management/ impacts generated by
/ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
manejo ambiental man through sustainable
practices.
Environmental
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl/
waste / Residuo Garbage Scraps
/weɪst/
ambiental
End or end of a thing,
especially after having
Extinction /
been decreasing or /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
Extinción
disappearing little by
little.
extinction of
animal species/ It is the disappearance of
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ /ɒv/
extinción de all the members of a
/ˈænɪməl/ /ˈspiːʃiːz/
especies de species or group of taxa.
animales
fossil
They are constituted by
combustibles/ /ˈfɒsəl/
fossil remains of living
combustibles /kəmˈbʌstəbəl/
organisms.
fósiles
It is the alteration
(increase) of the
Global warming / temperature of the planet,
/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
Calentamiento product of intense human
/ˈɡləʊbəl/
global activity in the last 100
years
Increase in the
temperature of the
greenhouse atmosphere that occurs as
effect/ efecto a result of the /ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs/ /ɪˈfɛkt/
invernadero concentration in the
atmosphere of gases,
mainly carbon dioxide
Combination of things
Nature / that exist and produce in
/ˈneɪtʃə/
Naturaleza the world without human
procedure.
Is a good or service
Nature resource / provided by nature
/ˈnætʃrəl/ /rɪˈzɔːs/
Recurso natural without alterations by the
human being.
Emission of particles
from a nucleus, this
Nuclear radiation /ˈnjuːklɪə/
happens when there is
/radiación nuclear /ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən/
energy excessive in the
radio of the orbit
It is an elaborated species
of organic compounds
that are eaten in the
surroundings of living
Organic/ /ɔːˈɡænɪk/
beings, stories like
orgánico
plants, animals and
natural products in the
natural environment.
A form of oxygen, O3,
produced when /oʊzoʊn/
Ozone/ Ozono
ultraviolet light passes
through air or oxygen.
Layer composed of
ozone that protects the
Ozone layer / Earth from damage
/ˈəʊzəʊn/ /ˈleɪə/
Capa de ozono caused by ultraviolet
radiation from the sun
A living thing
that grows in earth,
in water, or on other
Plant /planta plants, usually has /plɑːnt/
a stem, leaves, roots, and
flowers,
and produces seeds:
It is caused by polluting
substances that cause
Pollution / instability and damage to
[puh-loo-shuh n]
Contaminación ecosystems
Predatory/ Of or relating to
/prɛdəˌtɔri/
depredador predators; example: tiger
The material on
Soul / tierra o the surface of
/sɔɪl/
suelo the ground in
which plants grow
It is a substance whose
molecule is formed by
Water\ Agua /ˈwɔːtə/
two hydrogen atoms and
one oxygen atom.
The conditions in
the air above the
earth such as wind, rain,
Weather / clima or /ˈwɛðə/
temperature, especially at
a particular time over
a particular area
Animal that lives in
Wild animals
freedom in its habitat and
/animales /waɪld/ /ˈænɪməl/
has not been object of
salvajes
domestication
Air current that occurs in
the atmosphere when the
Wind / Viento pressure varies /wɪnd/