Endemic species
A species of plant or animal found exclusively in one area.
Glossary
Energy crisis
The petroleum shortages and price surges sparked by the 1973 oil embargo.
Entrepreneur
A person who starts and builds a business.
Environment
Environment: the natural world around us.
Environmental assessment
The process of determining the condition and value of a particular environmental setting.
Environmental determinism
The concept that the physical environment has played a sovereign role in the cultural development of a people or landscape.
Environmental perception
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.
Environmental possibilism
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.