Key terms & definitions

Taking someone away by force or against their will.

Movement of a limb away from the body's midline.

An interpretation that differs from the producer’s intended meaning, including an unexpected interpretation or a missed cultural reference.

Inherited, stable traits that determine an individual’s potential to learn or acquire a skill.

The non-living components of an ecosystem, such as climate, water and soil.

A non-living part of an ecosystem, such as water, climate or soil.

A non-living component of an ecosystem, such as water, light, air, soil or temperature.

The non-living components of an ecosystem, such as air, water and soil.

The non-living components of an ecosystem, such as light, water, soil and temperature.

The non-living parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water and soil.

A non-living part of the environment that can affect organisms in a community, such as temperature or light intensity.

A non-living environmental condition, such as light intensity, temperature or soil moisture.

A non-living resource obtained from the environment, such as water, sunlight or rocks.

To renounce or formally give up something.

The loss of snow and ice from a glacier, including through melting.

Washing or cleansing, especially as a religious ritual.

An anti-ballistic missile: a missile designed to intercept an incoming ballistic missile.

The ending of slavery as a legal institution.

The movement to end slavery.

A person who campaigned to end slavery or the trade in enslaved people.

Someone who campaigns to abolish slavery.

The campaign to end the trade in enslaved people and slavery itself.

The medical ending of a pregnancy.

The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before birth.

Removing small particles from a surface by rubbing it with an abrasive material.

The first patriarch of Judaism, through whom Jews trace the founding covenant between God and the Jewish people.

The relationship established between God, Abraham and Abraham’s descendants, involving promises of land, descendants and blessing, and responsibilities of obedience to God.

Glacial erosion in which rock fragments carried in the ice scrape and grind against bedrock.

A scrape or graze in which friction removes or damages the top layer of skin.

Removing material by rubbing it with an abrasive tool or material, such as a file or wet-and-dry paper.