Flash cards on environmental challenges
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Megalopolis | Areas were cities have grown so large they run into each other
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| Developing cities | Countries seeking to industrialize, but still wanting to follow traditional ways
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| Developed countries | Have long been industrialized and can offer a higher standard of living
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| Deforestation | The clearing of forests
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| Habitat | The special environments required for particular organisms to live
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| Desertification | Turning fertile land into deserts
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| Substance farmers | Growing just enough food to meet their needs
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| Slum | The rundown poverty stricken portions of the city
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| No renewable resource | Takes millions of years to produce and once its all used up its gone forever
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| Acid rain | Poisonous downpours that have killed forests in both North America and Europe
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| Greenhouse effect | The gasses trap solar energy in the form of heat
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| Chlorofluorocarbons | The gasses used in aerosols, air conditioner, refrigerators, and foam packaging has also raised concern among scientists
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| Ozone layer | Absorbs most of the suns cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation
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| Ozone hole | A hole that forms over Antarctica and starts to form in August and reaches its largest size by October
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| Sustainable development | Economic development that does not limit the ability of future generations to meet their needs
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| Green revolution | A solution to feed the worlds population
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