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Unit 1 Vocab Part 7
AP Human Geography Unit 1 Vocabulary Part 7
Term | Definition |
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Resource | A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use. |
Sustainability | The use of Earth’s renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain resource use in the future. |
Renewable Resource | Something produced in nature more rapidly than it is consumed by humans. |
Nonrenewable Resource | Something produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans. |
Conservation | The sustainable management of a natural resource. |
Preservation | The maintenance of resources in their present conditions, with as little human impact as possible. |
Biotic System | Composed of living organisms. |
Abiotic System | Composed of nonliving or inorganic matter. |
Atmosphere | The thin layer of gases that surround Earth. |
Hydrosphere | All of the water on or near Earth’s surface. |
Lithosphere | Earth’s crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust. |
Biosphere | All living organisms on Earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms. |