SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

is development which meets the needs of the present without comprom:ising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Some people also believe that the concept of sustainable development should include preserving the environment for other species as well as for people. Synoptic means simultaneous. For example, a synoptic weather map d:isplays meteorological conditions observed in different places at a single time. Synoptic also refers to a large or general view of something. For example, an aerial photograph provides a "synoptic," or "bird's eye view" of an area. Terrestrial means pertaining to the Earth, as d:istinct from other planets (as in extraterrestrial life). It also means pertaining to the land, as d:istinct from the water or air (as in a terrestrial, as opposed to aquatic, ecosystem).