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Chapter 3
Climate, Environment, and Resources Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weather | the short-term changes in the air for a given place and time |
| climate | a region’s average weather conditions over a long period |
| environment | an area’s surroundings |
| ecosystem | a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment in which they live |
| habitat | the place where a plant or animal lives |
| desertification | the spread of desert-like conditions |
| natural resource | any material in nature that people use and value |
| renewable resources | are resources Earth replaces naturally |
| nonrenewable resources | are resources that cannot be replaced |
| deforestation | the clearing of trees |
| reforestation | planting trees to replace forestland |