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