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Portage 8 Nat. Res.

Portage 8 Natural Resources

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nonrenewable cannot be replaced; or used up faster than can be replaced
renewable can be replaced
organic farming uses only natural pesticides and fertilizers
EPA Environmental Protection Agency; government agency that enforces laws related to environment
conservation use wisely; find balance between using and saving
development building roads, housing, stores, etc. ; $ is important
Aldo Leopold WI conservationist; came up with land ethic; had shack near Portage along WI River; wrote Sand County Almanac
John Muir born in Scotland, but grew up near Portage; walked alone over much of US; starteed Sierra Club; helped govt. form national parks
landfill dump; bury garbage underground
biodiversity number and variety of living things in ecosystem
recycling using things over and over again; make new products from old ones
geothermal use heat from underground rocks for energy
pollutant harmful substance in environment
preservation saving resources from people
fossil fuels made from once
turbine big fan blades that spin to generate electricity in many types of power plants
sustainable practices ways to use and replace resources so we have enough for future
population density number of people living in an area; how packed in people are
3% how much of the Earth's water is freshwater
over 50% how much of the Earth's resources are used by only 1/5 of the world' countries
oil plastic is made from this; petroleum
examples of nonrenewable resources coal, oil, natural gas; uranium for nuclear power
examples of renewable resources wind, geothermal, solar, tides, waves, biomass
causes of water pollution pesticides, fertilizers, sewage, oil spills, acid rain
effects of urban growth more erosion, roads built, and resources used; less natural habitats
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