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Enviromental challen
Enviromental challenges
Question | Answer |
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Megalopolises | Areas where cities have grown so large that they run into each other |
Developing countries | Countries seeking to industrialize,but still wanting to follow traditional ways |
Developing countries | Like the United States,have long been industrialized and can offer a higher standard of living |
Deforestation | Is one of the by-products of a growing world population |
Habitats | The special enviroments required for particular organisms to live |
Disertification | The turning of fertile land into desert |
Acid rain | In many places,the sulfur gas produced by factories mixes with moisture in the air to produce |
Greenhouse effect | The gases trap solar energy in the form of heat,the same way that nursery greenhouse does |
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | The gases used in aerosols,air conditioning,refrigerator,and foam packaging,has also raised concern among scientists |