Biodiversity the variety of living organisms (i.e.

plants,
animals, bacteria and fungi) found in an environment

Chemical pollutants a term used to describe a range of heavy

metals, oils, pesticides, industrial chemicals and salts that do
harm to the environment

GLOSSARY OF KEY Food insecurity a term used to describe a condition in which

SUSTAINABILITY not all people have access to enough safe nutritious food to
TERMS sustain a healthy life

Physical pollutants a term used to describe a range of

substances (e.g. particles of soil, chemicals, plastic bags,
cigarette butts and other rubbish) that do harm to an
environment

Sustainability a key concept in geography: the ongoing

capacity of Earth to maintain all life