Enviromental challenges
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Megalopolis | Areas where cities have grown so large they run into each other
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| Developing Country | Countries seeking to industrialize
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| Developed Country | Have long been industrialized and can offer a higher standard of living
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| Standard of living | The measure of a person's wealth and personal happiness
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| Deforestation | The clearing of forests
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| Habitat | The special environments required for particular organisms to live there
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| Desertification | The turning of fertile soil into desert
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| Subtsistence farmers | Farmers growing just enough food to meet their needs
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| Slum | The rundown, poverty stricken portions of a city
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| Nonrenewable resource | When products such as Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are used up they're gone forever
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| Acid rain | Poisonous downpour
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| Greenhouse affect | Gases trap solar energy in the form of heat
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| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | The gases used in aerosol cans and foam packaging
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| Ozone layer | A thin protective layer of gas in the upper atmosphere
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| Ozone hole | The depletion of the ozone layer
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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 | Provided new strains on things like rice and corn
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| Droughts | A long period of time without rain
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