MYP Individuals & Societies Sustainable Use of Earth’s Resources Key Definitions

The ability of individuals or institutions to adjust to potential damage, take advantage of opportunities, or respond to consequences, often through learning, planning, and access to resources.

A system that sets environmental standards for a product or industry and verifies compliance, often allowing producers to use an eco-label to signal sustainability to consumers.

The amount earned when firms sell goods or services abroad.

A non-renewable fuel formed from the buried remains of ancient organisms. Over millions of years, heat and geological pressure transform this organic matter into fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

A state in which the amount and quality of land resources necessary to support ecosystem functions and food security are maintained or increased, so that overall land degradation is balanced by restoration.

Electricity generated using energy released from nuclear reactions (typically fission), producing heat that makes steam to drive turbines.

A technology that converts sunlight directly into electrical energy using semiconductor materials.