Religious Studies- Environmental and Medical Issues

Question	Answer
Global warming	The increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect).
Natural resources	Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans.
Conservation	Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.
Creation	The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created.
Environment	The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live.
Stewardship	Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation.
Artificial insemnation	Injecting the semen into the uterus by artificial means.
Embryo	A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after contraception.
Infertility	Not being able to have children.
In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)	The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.
Surrogacy	An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman. Or where an egg is donated and fertilised by the husband through IVF and then implemented into the wife's uterus.
Organ donation	Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.

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	Created by Emma Samieh-Tucker about 10 years ago