Buying Habits
Environmental Impact
Consumer Culture
100

This term describes the total amount of products ready for people to buy.

supply of goods

100

Making many products quickly to meet demand is called this.

mass production

100

This popular holiday tradition has expanded worldwide, even where the original holiday doesn’t exist.

Black Friday

200

The popularity of buying more during holidays is known as this

consumer trend

200

This term describes the pollution from making and delivering goods

carbon footprint

200

The desire to buy items quickly and replace them often is part of this lifestyle.

Consumerism

300

People’s interest in and ability to buy a product is called this

consumer demand

300

This industry focuses on producing low-cost clothes in the latest styles each season

fast fashion

300

Many countries now celebrate this spooky holiday, influenced by American culture.

Halloween

400

The large amount of items someone bought in one trip

haul

400

To start using factories and machines to produce goods quickly

industrialize

400

the act of promoting products or services to influence people to buy or engage.

advertising

500

Products that are made to break easily so people buy new ones

planned obsolescence

500

When people throw away items quickly to buy the newest ones, it creates this.

waste

500

orders arrive the day after purchase, so people don’t have to wait.

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