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Chapter 9
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| population | all the members of a species living in a given area |
| carrying capacity | the largest number of individuals of a given species that earth's resources can support and maintain for a long period of time |
| deforestation | the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes |
| desertification | the development of desert-like conditions due to human activities and/or climate change |
| urban sprawl | the development of land for houses and other buildings near a city |
| reforestation | involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cute or burned down |
| reclamation | the process of restoring land disturbed by mining |
| point source pollution | pollution from a single source that can be identified |
| nonpoint-source pollution | pollution from several widespread sources that cannot be traced back to a single location |