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Chapter 3 Science
Lesson 2 Introduction to Natural Resources
Term | Definition |
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Renewable Resource | a resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time |
Nonrenewable Resource | a natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame |
Sustainable Use | the use of a resource in ways that maintain the resource at a certain quality for a certain period of time |
Ecological Footprint | the amount of land and water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and to absorb the wastes that they produce |
Conservation | the practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer |