AQA Religion & Life Issues GCSE Key Terms

covers all the key terms in the AQA Religious studies B religion and life issues, all defenitions are from the nelson thornes textbook specially endorsed and approved by AQA.

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Animal rights, early life, planet earth and prejudice and discrimination. 

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Abortion
deliberate termination of a pregnancy usually before the foetus is 24 weeks old and viable
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Abortion act (1967)
the first law making abortion legal in england, scotland and wales
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Acid Rain
rain made by acid by contamination through pollution in the atmosphere as a result of emissions from factories, vehicles, power stations and so on
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Adoption
the legal process where a person is take into a family as a son or daughter
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Animal Experiments
testing on animals, either for medical or cosmetic purposes, to ensure that a product is safe for human use
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Animal Rights
the belief that animals have a dignity just as humans do and should be given care and protection
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Earth Summits
an informal name for united nations conferences on environment and development
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Assisi Declareations
statements about the need to protect animals and the environment made on behalf of the different major religions
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Awe
a feeling of respect, insight into meaning greater than oneself
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Embryo
fertilized ovum at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb
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Emissions
a substance discharged into the air
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Big Bang theory
scientific theory that the universe began with an enormous bang
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Birth
passing down the birth canal and living outside the mother
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Blessing
the idea that God has favored a couple with a child
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Equality
people should be given the same rights and oppurtunities regardless of sex, religion and race
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Factory farming
when animals are used for meat or dairy products but are kept indoors in very small spaces
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carbon emissions
release of green house gases such as carbon monoxide from vehicles, into the atmosphere
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Fertility
being able to conceive a child
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Climate change
the idea that the climate is getting warmer (global warming)
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Cloning
the scientific method by which animals or plants can be created which have exactly the same genetic make-up as the original, because of the DNA of the original used
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Foetus
a fertilised ovum at about 11 weeks when the organs have fully developed
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Commitment
a pledge, promise or affirmation of agreement
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Conception
when the sperm meets egg
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Confirmation
a sacrament admitting a baptised person to full participation in the church
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Fossil fuels
a hydrocarbon used a fuel e.g. natural gas, petroleum
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Fostering
the taking of a child from a different family into a family home and bringing them up with the rest of the new family
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Conservation
looking after the environment and protecting animals
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Freedom of choice
being able to choose to do whatever you want
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Creation
belief that God created the universe and everything in it
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Deforestation
cutting down of large amounts of forest, usually because of business needs
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Discrimination
actions as a result of prejudice
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free range farming
farming that allows the animal to roam free and behave naturally
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Fur Trade
business of farming of hunting animals for their fur to be made into cloneing
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Genetic Modification
plants and animals that have had their natural makeup altered
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Greenhouse effect
the trapping of heat from the sun the lower atmosphere due to an increase in carbon dioxide, methane and other pollutantion
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Human Fertilization & Embryology act (1990)
the amendment to the abortion act (1967) that reduced time limit to 24 weeks
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Hunting
chasing of animals to kill them, which may be done for food, protection or human pleasure
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Miracle of life
the idea that life is wonderful, special or amazing
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Natural Disasters
disasters caused by nature e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes
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Natural resources
the various things that the Earth provides for human usage, such as oil, gas etc
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Ohito Declareation
a statement of religious concern for the protection of the environment
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Ivory Trade
the sale of Ivory from elephants' tusks, often illegaly
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Pesticides
substances used to destroy insects and crops
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Pollution
the contamination of something, especially the environment
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Positive Discrimination
treating people more favorably because they have been discriminated against in the past
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Prejudice
thinking badly of someone because of the group they belong in
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Preservation
Looking after the environment and life in order to keep it safe
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Pressure Groups
collections of people outside the government who campaign for changes in society
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Pro-choice
in favour of woman's right to choose an abortion
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Pro-life
in favor of the life of the foetus, opposed to abortion
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Quality of life
a measure of fulfilment
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Race
usually referred to people of the same skin color, ethnic group or nationality
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Sanctity of Life
life is sacred because it is God given
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Scapegoating
blaming certain groups for problems in society
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Stereotyping
having an over-simplified mental image of people and applying it to everyone in a group
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Sustainable Development
development that takes into consideration the impact on the natural world for future generations
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Viable
the point at which a foetus can survive if it were to be born
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Wonder
marvelling at the complexity and beauty of the universe
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the legal process where a person is take into a family as a son or daughter

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