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Cubangbang #129273
Cubangbang's 7thA Ch.23 Natural Resources Stack #129273
Question | Answer |
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• 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 |