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Environmental Chall…
Terms to Know about environmental challenges
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Megalopolises | Areas where cities have grown so large they run into each other. |
| Developing countries | Countries seeking to industrialize, but still wanting to follow traditional ways. |
| Developed Countries | like the United States, have long been industrialized and can offer slandered of living. |
| Stancerd of living | The measure of a persons' wealth and personal well-being |
| Deforestation | One of e by-products of growing world population |
| Habitats | The special environments required for particular organisms to live. |
| Desertification | The turning of fertile land into desert. |
| Drought | Long periods without rain. |
| Subsistence farmers | Growing just enough food to meet their needs |
| Slums | The rundown, Poverty stricken portions of a city. |
| Nonrenewable resources | Coal, petroleum, natural gas.when ran out these resources will be gone forever. |
| Acid rain | The surfer gases produced by factories mixes with moisture in the air |
| Greenhouse effect | The gases trap solar energy in the form of heat. |
| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | The gases used in aerosols, air conditioning, refrigerators, and foam packaging |
| Ozone layer | A thin protective layer of gas in the upper atmosphere. |
| Ozone hole | This starts appear each August and reaches its largest size in October. |
| Sustainable Development | Economic development that doesn't limit the ability of future generations to meet their needs. |
| Green revolution | Provided new strains of rice, corn, and other grains that have high yields. |
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