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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acid rain | any form of precipitation that contains elevated levels of sulfuric and nitric acids. |
| global warming | the long-term, rapid increase in Earth’s average atmospheric and oceanic temperatures. |
| smog | fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants. |
| treelines | forests eventually fade into shrubs, cushion plants, and lichen covered rocks. |
| non renewable resources | a natural resource that exists in a fixed, limited supply and cannot be replenished after used. |
| renewable resources | a natural resource that replenishes itself easily and shortly over a quick period of time by itself. |
| crop rotation | the planned, sequential planting of different types of crops on the same field over successive seasons |
| terraces | each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation. |
| desertification | a peice of land turning dry and arid turning into desert like conditions. |
| deforestation | removal or clearing of trees and forests. |
| reforestation | the natural or intentional restocking or replanting trees into a existent forest, |
| semiarid | dry but having slightly more rain then a arid climate. |
| aqueducts | an artificial channel for moving water. |
| aquifers | a body of permeable rock that can contain transmit or groundwater. |
| desalinization | removing salt and minerals from saline water. |