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Cubangbang #129273
Cubangbang's 7thA Ch.23 Natural Resources Stack #129273
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| • Agriculture | The growing of crops and livestock |
| • Air pollution | A condition of liquids, gases and small particles that are released into the atmosphere, resulting in harm to the environment |
| • Biodegradable pollutant | A pollutant that is capable of being broken down by the environment |
| • Birthrate | The rate at which members are born into a population |
| • Conservation | The preservation and wise use of natural resources |
| • Crop rotation | Periodically changing the crops grown in a field to prevent the decrease of soil minerals |
| • Death rate | The rate at which members of a population die |
| • Domesticated organism | A living thing that man raises primarily for his own use |
| • Endangered Species | A species that may soon become extinct |
| • Energy pollutant | any energy that pollutes an ecosystem |
| • Euthanasia | The killing of a person who is old or very sick |
| • Extinct | Refers to species that are no longer existing |
| • Farming | The growing of organisms to supply human needs |
| • Fertilizer | A substance that contains mineral needed by plants |
| • Fossil fuel | Energy source that is a product of plants and animals that once lived on the earth |
| • Game laws | Laws that regulate hunting, fishing and trapping activities by imposing limits, weapon restrictions and similar controls |
| • Hazardous substance | Chemicals that can harm living things |
| • Hazardous waste | A hazardous substance that’s discarded |
| • Human population | Number of people living on earth at on time |
| • Natural resource | A natural occurring material that is use and valuable to humans |
| • Nonbiodegradable pollutant | A pollutant that can’t be broken down by living organisms |
| Nonrenewable | Cannot be replaced |
| • No-Till Agriculture | Results in crop residue and reduced erosion, improving the soil |
| • Recycle | To use again |
| • Renewable | Can be replaced |
| • Sewage | A substance consisting of biodegradable wastes and water |
| • Substance pollutant | Solid, liquid or gas that pollutes an ecosystem |
| • Trash | Solid waste material that’s useless or unwanted |
| • Water pollution | Foreign substances that are added to water |
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