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Buckle Down Vocab 9
Chapter 12
Question | Answer |
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human removal of the environment where animals live | habitat destruction |
toxic pollutants that are produced by the burning of fosil fuels | greenhouse gases |
traping of solar heat by pollution in the atmosphere | greenhouse effect |
the rising of earths temperature due to the grenhouse effect | global warming |
the movement of people from farms and cities, starting during the industrial revolution | urbanization |
the uncontrolled spread of cities and suburbs into surronding rural lands | sprawl |
the movement of people from one area to another | migrate |
people who flee their homeland to escape persecution war or famine | refuges |
solar powered | photovaltaic |
u.s govn. organization whose purpose is to regulate and monitor pollution emmissions and to determine the environmental impact of developement | E.P.A |